By Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Wednesday that countries such as Brazil, China and India could be hit very hard by secondary sanctions if they continued to do business with Russia.

Washington: Nato secretary general Mark Rutte has threatened India, China, and Brazil with secondary sanctions over their continued business with Russia. While meeting with senators in the US Congress, Rutte urged the three countries to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and persuade him to take the peace deal with Ukraine "seriously.

An internal admission from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reveals Beijing's concern over Russia's defeat in Ukraine, raising alarm among EU officials and exposing China's deeper involvement despite public neutrality.

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Mark Rutte warned that US President Trump could impose sanctions on India, China, Brazil if they maintain trade with Russia - Anadolu Ajansı

China's position on the Ukraine crisis is consistent and clear: It calls for dialogue between Russia and Ukraine, as negotiation is the only viable way out of the crisis. It firmly opposes any illicit unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction, as coercion and pressure will not resolve the crisis.

We categorically oppose all illegal unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction," said Chinese FM spokesperson Lin Jian on Wednesday, in response to a Reuters report that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that countries such as Brazil,

The West still believes that sanctions signal resolve. China has already moved on to testing what happens when they don’t.

NATO's Mark Rutte cautioned India, China, and Brazil about the economic impact of continued trade with Russia, urging them to push for peace talks. With Trump's backing, Rutte warned of 100% secondary sanctions on nations buying Russian oil and gas.