Trump says 'we don't think' Russian plague is bio-weapon

Home Health To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: شعار هيئة الرقابة الصحية وحماية المستهلك الروسية "روسبوتريبنادزور" في موسكو © أ ف ب 04:40 Issued on: 07/10/2026 - 21:04Modified: 07/10/2026 - 21:07 US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the death of a Russian plague laboratory worker did not appear to be linked to a biological weapon. "We don't think so. We're going to find out soon enough, but we don't think so," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if a "bio-weapon" was involved. Russia warned earlier against "false" information as reports emerged of a second suspected case. The US and UN have urged Russia to be more transparent. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson reports from Washington. Keywords for this article