By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P on track for their fourth straight session of gains, on optimism progress was being made toward a deal to resolve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russia pledged to cut down on military operations around Kyiv and in northern Ukraine, while Ukraine proposed adopting a neutral status, the first sign of progress toward peace in weeks. The tentative progress contributed to a fall in prices of oil and other commodities, helping calm concerns about rising inflation and the path of monetary policy by t…