# Trump says he plans to speak with Putin about possible pneumonic plague case in Russia

https://mins.news/en/item/88787

- NBC News, 2026-10-06 22:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/says-call-scheduled-putin-possible-pneumonic-plague-case-russia-rcna601978

> President Donald Trump said he plans to speak with Vladimir Putin about a possible pneumonic plague case in Russia. The death of a staffer at an anti-plague laboratory has raised global public health concerns, while the U.S. has said it was willing to help.

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