NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned India, Brazil, and China with '100 per cent secondary tariffs' over links with Russia and said the three BRICS nations should lean on President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned India, China, and Brazil of potential secondary sanctions if they continue trade with Russia. Rutte urged these nations to pressure Putin for peace talks.

The words came just 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump, who is back in the global spotlight, announced a sweeping new weapons package for Ukraine.

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte on Wednesday 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.

Trump announced fresh military support for Ukraine and threatened sweeping tariffs on Russia's trading partners, in a bid to pressure Moscow into ending its war within 50 days.

This latest warning for India, China and Brazil comes after US President Trump warned of additional tariffs on BRICS member states.

President Trump is hosting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House on Monday as the U.S. agrees to sell new and more weapons to Europe and Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discusses President Donald Trump's decision to sell weapons to NATO for Ukraine in an interview on 'Special Report.'

Back-channel contacts, direct diplomacy and a multibillion-dollar weapons deal helped align the U.S. and Europe on arming Ukraine.