# Trump administration seeks answers from Russia over possible plague death

https://mins.news/en/video/89995

- CNN, 2026-10-07 15:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3NOLL5zW9w

> Russian authorities have tried to ease global concern after a young woman who worked at a Siberian anti-plague laboratory died. Efforts to isolate her contacts and add disease-control measures at local hospitals have fueled fears that the full story is not being shared. The United States has formally asked Russia for information, and Donald Trump says he expects to speak with Vladimir Putin about it.

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