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.

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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.