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Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague case is a bioweapon

Washington Post Politics Wednesday 07 October 2026, 18:30 UTC By Dan Diamond, Lena H. Sun, Mary Ilyushina 1 min read
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that U.S. officials did not believe that a Russian lab worker’s reported death, which has attracted global scrutiny, was linked to a bioweapon. Democracy Dies in Darkness Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague case is a bioweapon U.S. officials have asked Moscow to provide more information about the lab worker’s reported death and the country’s elevated response.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that U.S. officials did not believe that a Russian lab worker’s reported death, which has attracted global scrutiny, was linked to a bioweapon. Democracy Dies in Darkness Trump says ‘we don’t think’ Russian plague case is a bioweapon U.S. officials have asked Moscow to provide more information about the lab worker’s reported death and the country’s elevated response.
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