Although fighting continues in several areas, there is some reason for hope that Poroshenko is willing to do what must be done to avoid chaos. Before we emit a collective sigh of relief that Ukraine, the primary driver of gold prices this year, is no longer a concern, we must bear in mind that the interventionist instinct that ignited this brouhaha on Russia’s border, is still in place, and still hungry for the kind of violence that can drive gold much higher.
