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U.S. Escalates Pressure On Russia Over Siberia Lab Death

October 7, 2026 · 5:14 am ET · Leave a Comment

“The U.S. has warned Moscow that its failure to disclose details about the death of a lab worker from a plague research center in Siberia runs counter to its international health obligations,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Russia has provided the U.S. with little information about the mysterious episode, which has stirred fears that an infectious disease might spread inside Russia and beyond the country’s borders.”

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