Russia Considers Trump-Putin Call Amid Unexplained Plague Lab Death

Russia considers Trump-Putin call as unexplained plague lab death sparks global concern and questions over transparency.

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October 7, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Irkutsk, Russia — Russia has expressed openness to arranging a direct phone call between former U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to address the unresolved cause of death of a 28-year-old researcher at a Siberian plague laboratory, though no official date has been set.

Trump indicated during a press briefing that he anticipated speaking with Putin soon regarding the October 2 death of Darya Shipilova, who worked at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute. This follows calls from Secretary of State Marco Rubio for greater transparency from Moscow about the incident.

Russian authorities have only disclosed that Shipilova died of

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