Trump set to talk to Russia's Putin 'very soon' about plague-related death in Siberia

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. Trump said he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case, amid growing global health concerns over the incident. Photographer: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday stateside that he was set to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the death of a laboratory worker from a suspected case of plague in Siberia.Trump said the call was scheduled for "very soon" when asked by a reporter about the timing, according to the White House. Asked separately what U.S. intelligence agencies were saying about the incident, Trump said, "So far, we are in very deep discussions. We'll be able to report about it probably tomorrow."Trump's, who has said in the past that Putin is someone he can work with despite tensions over Moscow's war in Ukraine, on Monday offered U.S. help to Russia over the deadly plague incident.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, said in a post on X ...