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Trump Plans Putin Call as US Presses Russia
US demands answers from Russia over Siberian lab death mystery ahead of Trump-Putin call.
In brief
US demands answers from Russia over Siberian lab death mystery ahead of Trump-Putin call. The US is formally pressuring Russia for information about a worker's death at a Siberian plague lab, with Trump scheduled to call Putin soon. Originally reported by Straight Arrow.
US Presses Russia
The US State Department issued a formal diplomatic complaint asking Russia for more information about a worker's death at a Siberian plague lab.
Trump Prepares Putin Call
President Trump scheduled a call with Vladimir Putin 'very soon' as his administration seeks more information from Moscow.
Lab Worker Death
Russian health authorities placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a worker died from pneumonia of unknown origin.
Daria Shipilova Case
28-year-old Daria Shipilova broke a test tube containing the pneumonic plague pathogen, though Russian authorities have not confirmed this account.
Health Measures
Russia says it has detected no plague cases, and testing of contacts found no dangerous infectious diseases.
WHO Seeking Answers
The World Health Organization is asking about a second lab employee with pneumonia of unknown origin and what caused Shipilova’s severe pneumonia.
At a glance
The US is formally pressuring Russia for information about a worker's death at a Siberian plague lab, with Trump scheduled to call Putin soon.
