Dutch Foreign Minister Urges Semiconductor Makers to Prevent Chips Ending up in Russia

Dutch Foreign Minister Urges Semiconductor Makers to Prevent Chips Ending up in Russia
Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra speaks during a news conference in The Hague, Netherlands, on Jan. 16, 2023. Piroschka van de Wouw/Reuters
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AMSTERDAM—The Dutch government on Tuesday called on semiconductor makers in the Netherlands to do more to prevent their chips from ending up in Russia, in violation of international sanctions.

Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra told the Dutch parliament that the situation was “embarrassing,” following a report by national broadcaster NOS that found millions of Dutch-made chips had ended up in Russia since it invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 2022, mostly by way of intermediate traders in China.