US President-elect Donald Trump will sign 11 executive orders related to the country's borders, one of which will allow the deployment of US troops on the borders, Reuters reported, citing a statement in Ex by a "Fox News" reporter, BTA reported.
According to another executive order, international cartels and criminal organizations will be declared terrorist organizations, and a third document will instruct the ministries of defense and homeland security to complete the construction of a wall along the border with Mexico, as well as to deploy forces to control the crossing, the reporter said, presenting details of three of the executive orders to which "Fox" has been granted access.
Against this backdrop, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated US President Donald Trump on his inauguration, TASS reported, citing Putin's statement at a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. “We are open to dialogue with the new US administration on the Ukrainian conflict. The most important thing here is to eliminate the root causes of the crisis, which we have mentioned many times. This is the most important thing“, said the Russian head of state.
“We see requests from the newly elected US president and members of his team about the desire to restore direct contacts with Russia, which were interrupted through no fault of ours by the outgoing administration. We also hear his statements about the need to do everything to prevent a third world war“, Putin also said.
According to the Russian president, the pre-election period was not easy for Trump, but he showed courage and won a convincing victory. Putin also expressed the opinion that the dialogue between Russia and the United States should be built on an equal footing and with mutual respect, taking into account the significant role of both countries.