NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte issued a stark warning on Wednesday, saying that countries like Brazil, China, and India could face severe secondary sanctions if they continue trade relations with Russia.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday warned India, China and Brazil of severe secondary sanctions if they continue to trade with Russia, reported Reuters. Rutte made these remarks a day after US President Donald Trump announced new weapons,

NATO warns India, China, & Brazil of secondary sanctions if they continue trade with Russia amid Ukraine conflict. US senators push for tougher penalties

NATO members that border Russia are buying US-made HIMARS. One defense minister told BI that the war shows deep strike abilities are needed.

Trump's threat against Russia runs parallel to a Senate-led effort to pass crippling sanctions on countries that buy Russian energy.

Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.

Donald Trump’s remarks on Ukraine on Monday were far from the biggest announcement the US president could have made.

Russia’s foreign intelligence agency on Monday accused NATO of pushing Moldova toward a potential military confrontation with Russia by allegedly militarizing the country amid the ongoing war in neighboring Ukraine.