Microsoft’s recent decision to block access to the email account of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan is raising urgent questions in the Netherlands about the country’s deep reliance on American technology companies, de Volkskrant reports. The move followed U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions against the ICC—an escalation triggered by arrest warrants targeting, among others, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The blocked access, enforced by Microsoft, means Khan can no longer read messages sent to his official account. The decision, directly tied to U.S. foreign policy, reportedly underscores the vulnerability of Dutch public institutions that depend on American tech infrastructure. The incident has reignited political debate about the extent to which the Netherlands can—and should—continue relying on Microsoft.

“It’s absolutely on our radar,” said a senior Dutch civil servant to de Volkskrant. “This issue is receiving full attention across all levels of government.” Ludo Baauw, director of Dutch cloud provider Intermax Group, described the reaction to Trump’s return to office as an “earthquake,” in comments to de Volkskrant. According to Baauw, at least ten vital Dutch public-sector organizations have contacted Intermax to explore how to reduce their reliance on U.S.-ba