There are some incremental positive developments on the road to peace in Ukraine.Finland's President Stubb said this: On a substantive and technical level, we’ve made a lot of progress under the radar in the past week or so towards a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine. Similarly (though less explicit) Norway's PM said that after meeting with Ukraine On a more substantive note, ABC reports that the US is nearing a deal with Russia to free 'multiple' jailed Americans. There are also reports that US envoys Witkoff and Kushner will fly to Saint Petersburg tomorrow. On that note, Stubb said they found some elements of peace that will be taken to that meeting in Russia.The US administration has been leaning on Zelenski in recent weeks in unorthodox ways. That could be an effort to try to claim a 'win' via a peace deal before the midterms vote. At this point, no one in markets believes any Ukraine or Iran headlines but it's worth staying on top of the chatter because one day the wars will end. This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.