According to Trump, the fighting in Ukraine "must end" WASHINGTON, February 12. /TASS/. Russia and the United States intend to immediately start negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, US President Donald Trump said after a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. "We have <…> agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling [Ukrainian] President Zelensky <…> to inform him of the conversation, something