It seems like an eternity ago when futures tumbled last Friday on reports of Ukraine shelling, and “destroying”, Russian military vehicles that had entered Ukraine (only to rebound to an unchanged print). It didn’t take long for the world to forget all about this latest unsubstantiated incident and move on to “de-escalation” hopes, which this morning have catalyzed yet another rise in futures on expectations that upcoming talks between Putin and Poroshenko in Minsk next week will lead to further easing of tensions.