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Berlin says that US confiscated 200,000 masks (FFP2 and FFP3) at airport in Bangkok that were ordered for Berlin police. Masks were produced by a 3M factory (US company) in China. City of Berlin says this is "modern piracy" and urges Merkel government to address this with the US.https://twitter.com/JuliusBetschka/status/1246073517193351168 …
Since this got attention from English speakers, I want to translate what local politicians had to say: "We think of this as an act of modern piracy. This is not how you treat transatlantic partners", said Berlin's minister of the interior, Andreas Geisel. https://www.berlin.de/sen/inneres/presse/pressemitteilungen/2020/pressemitteilung.915948.php …
He also said: "Even in times of global crisis you shouldn't use methods from the Wild West. I request that the German government urges the US government to follow international rules." (same source)
Berlin's mayor Michael Müller said: "The corona pandemic needs global solidarity and responsible policy. The actions taken by the US president are anything but that. They are inhumane and unacceptable."https://twitter.com/RegBerlin/status/1246076088578502659?s=20 …
Update: City of Berlin now says the masks were probably „bought up for a better price at the last minute“, probably by the US. No „confiscation“ anymore.https://amp.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/200-000-atemschutzmasken-doch-nicht-konfisziert-lieferung-fuer-berliner-polizei-wurde-in-thailand-zu-besserem-preis-aufgekauft/25715448.html …
Konfiszieren und wegkaufen sind dann tatsächlich noch mal zwei andere Eskalatiinsstufen.
@wladaw bukvalno na aparatima
@Trump #masks I cannot believe that: from #CanadaCovid19 from #France from #Germany . Piracy initiated by the US - hundreds of thousands ! Speechless...
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