Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in Russia
Trump told reporters on Wednesday evening he did not believe it was a bioweapon, adding "we're going to find out soon enough, but we don't think so," "If you listen to them, it's under control," he said, referring to Russian authorities."We hope it is," he added. Reports emerged on Friday of almost 200 people being placed under observation after the death.Referring to China's initial response to the Covid pandemic, Trump said: "Well, China didn't say much, and Russia is not saying much either. The US has issued a formal diplomatic message to Russia requesting additional information.
- ▪Trump told reporters on Wednesday evening he did not believe it was a bioweapon, adding "we're going to find out soon enough, but we don't think so," "If you listen to them, it's under control," he said, referring to Russian authorities."We
- ▪Reports emerged on Friday of almost 200 people being placed under observation after the death.Referring to China's initial response to the Covid pandemic, Trump said: "Well, China didn't say much, and Russia is not saying much either.
- ▪The US has issued a formal diplomatic message to Russia requesting additional information.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Russia Says It Found No ‘Emergency’ in Plague Lab — NYT — Home
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Trump to speak to Putin about plague lab worker's death in RussiaImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesImage caption, The victim was working at the anti-plague institute in the Siberia city of Irkutsk ByVicky Wong and Gabriela PomeroyPublished7 October 2026, 10:59 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoUS President Donald Trump says he has a call set up with Vladimir Putin about the death of a lab worker at a plague research centre in Siberia.Russian officials say they are investigating the death of the 28-year-old employee and have not confirmed that the suspected disease is pneumonic plague. They insist there is no risk of an epidemic.
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