Trump says he plans to speak with Putin about possible pneumonic plague case in Russia

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the pneumonic plague , after the death of a female staffer at a Russian anti-plague lab that’s sparked public health fears worldwide.
Asked whether he had spoken with Putin about the matter, Trump told reporters on the White House South Lawn that he had a “call scheduled” and that it would take place “very soon.”
The Russian Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump’s remarks.
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