Trump and Putin to Discuss Possible Plague Case at Siberian Research Institute

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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has scheduled a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible plague case at a Siberian research institute, following the death of an employee there. Health authorities are investigating the death, attributed to pneumonia of unknown cause, while the World Health Organization assesses the risk outside Russia as "very low." Trump said the U.S. is in "very deep discussions" on the topic. The call comes ahead of an Oct. 18 deadline for the U.S. to decide on sanctions against Russian entities under a law Trump signed in September, with Ukraine providing a list of targets.


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