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Trump says to call Putin 'very soon' on plague reports

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he was set to hold urgent talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The upcoming communication follows reports of a fatal plague infection involving a laboratory technician in Siberia.

AFP WORLD
Published October 07,2026 01:05 AM
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he was due to speak shortly with Russian President Vladimir Putin after a technician at a laboratory in Siberia reportedly died of the plague.

"I have a call scheduled, yes," Trump told reporters at the White House when asked if he had spoken to Putin on the issue yet, adding that it would happen "very soon."