Trump to Speak with Putin Soon About Possible Pneumonic Plague Case in Siberia
The World Health Organization said the risk outside Russia is very low as investigators examine the death of an institute worker.
- On Oct 6, President Donald Trump announced a scheduled call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a potential plague case at a Siberian research institute, telling reporters he would address the matter "very soon."
- The United Nations is in contact with Russian authorities following the death last week of an employee at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Siberia and the Far East, initially attributed to pneumonia with unknown cause.
- Health authorities continue investigating the case as The World Health Organization stated on Oct 6 it presents a "very low" risk outside Russia, citing minimal international threat.
- Asked about intelligence findings, Trump said the administration is in "very deep discussions" on the topic and indicated he would provide a report "probably tomorrow."
- The scheduled call coincides with an Oct 18 deadline for the administration to decide on potential sanctions against Russian entities under the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act.
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Trump says he will speak to Putin over reported plague death in Russia
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the World Health Organization pressed Moscow for greater transparency and clarity over conflicting accounts of the incident in Siberia.
Most recently, phone calls between Trump and Putin focused on one topic: the Ukraine war. Now, the US president wants to talk to the Kremlin chief about the death of a laboratory worker.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he planned to speak very soon with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after reports of the death of an employee of an institute specializing in pneumonic plague in Siberia.
Donald Trump said he planned to talk to Vladimir Putin very soon after reports of a case of pneumonic plague in Siberia.
Most recently, phone calls between Trump and Putin focused on one topic: the Ukraine war. Now, the US president wants to talk to the Kremlin chief about the death of a laboratory worker.
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