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.

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.

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

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,

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that Brazil, China and India will face secondary sanctions from the US if Russia doesn’t negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine, and said they should lean on President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire.

Georgia was the poster child of post-Soviet countries on their way to democracy and freedom. US lawmakers hope a bill will help combat democratic backsliding.

Snapback” sanctions will be triggered by the end of August if Tehran fails to make concrete progress to limit its nuclear program.

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.