US Sees No Link Between Irkutsk Infection and Bioweapons Research, Trump Says
The comment follows a Russian health agency statement describing the sanitary situation in the Irkutsk Region as stable.
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The United States sees no link between the reported infection in Russia's Irkutsk Region and bioweapons research, President Trump said, according to TASS.
The remark follows a statement earlier in the week from Russia's Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, which said on October 4 that the sanitary and epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk Region was stable.
Trump's comment addresses speculation that had linked the reported illness in the Siberian region to concerns about biological weapons research, a connection the US president said is not supported.
Russian assurances
Russian health authorities have sought to reassure the public about the situation in Irkutsk, characterizing it as stable even as reports of illness in the region drew international attention. The US president's remarks add an additional voice downplaying concerns about a connection to bioweapons activity.
Neither TASS nor the cited statements provided further technical detail on the nature of the infection or the basis for ruling out a link to bioweapons research.
Sources
- US sees no link between infection in Russia’s Irkutsk Region, bioweapons research — Trump — TASS (Russia)
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