https://www.politico.eu/article/berlin-accuses-us-of-piracy-over-coronavirus-face-masks-diverted-from-germany-to-us/"The United States was accused of "modern piracy" after around 400,000 face masks bound for Germany were diverted to the U.S., according to German media reports.According to Tagesspiegel, the masks were made in China and were supposed to be flown to Germany from Thailand, but instead were sent directly to the U.S.
The interior minister of Berlin's regional government, Andreas Geisel, said the masks were “confiscated” at Bangkok airport.
“We consider this an act of modern piracy,” he said.Berlin's mayor Michael Müller also weighed in on Friday, taking aim at U.S. President Donald Trump."The action of the U.S. president is anything but one of solidarity or responsibility. It is inhuman and unacceptable. The federal government must insist to the U.S. that international rules are respected, including in times of the corona pandemic," tweeted Müller, a member of the center-left Social Democrats."
