According to France 24, the reports concern the death of a Russian worker at a laboratory specializing in plague and the emergence of a second suspected case. However, the same account does not clarify the cause of death or confirm that the cases are in fact plague infections.
Trump said that Russia had described the situation to him as “under control.” This assessment has not been independently verified by the available material.
According to The Hill, the president added that Moscow was sharing a limited amount of information with U.S. personnel and that he expected broader information-sharing.
ANSA reported that, so far, Russia has provided little information about the incident. The limited availability of public information continues to leave questions about what happened unanswered.
France 24 also reported that Russia had warned against the spread of false information, while the United States and the United Nations called for greater transparency.
Regarding the worker’s death, the available material does not make it possible to establish its cause. The relationship between the death and the suspected cases therefore also remains undefined based on the information provided.
Trump’s stated position rules out, in his words, the possibility of a biological weapon, but the available sources do not report independent confirmation of the cases or a definitive conclusion about the origin of the incident.