U.S. Pressures Russia for Transparency on Reported Plague Death

The Trump administration has sent a formal diplomatic message, known as a démarche, to Russia, requesting more information about the reported death of a laboratory technician linked to a plague research institute in Siberia and subsequent quarantines. U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have expressed concern and called for transparency from Moscow, which has denied imposing anti-plague measures.