NATO: Brazil, China and India could be hit hard by sanctions
NATO's chief, Mark Rutte, warned on Wednesday that nations including Brazil, China, and India risk being "hit very hard" by secondary sanctions should they maintain their commercial ties with Russia.
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- Published Date: 08:02 | 15 July 2025
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.
Rutte made the comment while meeting with senators in the U.S. Congress the day after President Donald Trump announced new weapons for Ukraine and threatened "biting" secondary tariffs of 100% on the buyers of Russian exports unless there is a peace deal in 50 days.
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