Trump to Discuss Siberia Plague Case With Putin After US Urges Transparency
US President Donald Trump said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin "very soon" about a suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia, following US calls for more transparency from Moscow after one person died. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the White House has received "limited information" on the incident, which involves a worker at Siberia's Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute who died from "pneumonia of unknown" origin. Russia has imposed quarantine measures but denies an outbreak. If confirmed, it would be Russia's first plague case in a decade. China said it maintains close communication with Moscow on disease control, while the Kremlin urged reporters to rely on official statements.