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Putin criticizes Donald Trump for pulling U.S. out of Iran nuclear dealhttps://t.co/pvbbjaHYTS pic.twitter.com/J1OKMScK5p

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) June 10, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran Nuclear deal in a speech Sunday.

Putin said the United State’s withdrawal could “destabilize the region” in the middle east according to the Associated Press and added Russia will continue to honor the deal.

Trump announced the U.S. would leave what he called the “horrible” Iran nuclear accord in May. The agreement, put into place in 2015 under President Barack Obama, lifted international economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for the country to limit its nuclear program. Trump called the deal “defective at its core.”

Despite this, Putin also said Sunday he’s ready to meet with Trump, “as soon as the U.S. side is ready.”