Trump Says US Does Not Believe Russian Lab Incident Was Linked to Biological Weapon

US President Donald Trump said the United States does not believe an incident involving the death of a female employee at a laboratory in Russia was connected to a biological weapon.

Trump’s remarks addressed the possible link between the incident and biological weapons, expressing Washington’s assessment that there was no such connection.

The incident concerned the employee’s death, but the brief account of his comments provided no details about the circumstances or the laboratory’s work.

His assessment did not establish what caused the death or explain the nature of the incident.