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Trump Says He Will Speak with Putin 'Very Soon' over Russian Plague Death

Sourced from 3 publications

  • •Trump said he would speak with Putin 'very soon' about the reported plague death of a lab technician in Siberia.
  • •The US and WHO have pressed Russia for transparency after conflicting accounts of the incident emerged from Moscow.
  • •Secretary of State Rubio said the US lacks detailed information, noting the case could be insignificant or larger than expected.
  • •The CDC confirmed it is 'aware of and closely monitoring' the Russian plague case.
  • •Discrepancies in Russia's own reporting on the incident prompted the international push for clearer answers.

Sources

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin to discuss suspected plague case as US presses Russ...

Jpost

Trump says he will speak to Putin over reported plague death in Russia

France24

US CDC says it’s ‘aware of and closely monitoring’ Russian plague case

Al Jazeera

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