WorldPublished: 7 October 2026 at 22:55
Trump: Death of Russian Lab Employee Not Linked to Biological Weapons
US President Donald Trump said on 7 October that the death of a Russian laboratory employee is not connected to a biological weapon. The laboratory conducts research on plague.
US President Donald Trump on 7 October answered a question about a plague case in Russia and whether it might be linked to a biological weapon.
Trump said the death of a female employee of a Russian laboratory was not connected to a biological weapon. The woman worked at a laboratory that researches plague.
The source gives no further details. It does not describe the circumstances of the death or any investigation, and it does not say what evidence the president cited. His statement itself is clear: he rejected any link to a biological weapon.
