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Reports say the European Union is considering blocking US sanctions over Iran.
This is not the first time the Trump administration has violated an international agreement.
Trade between BRICS allies China and Russia has increased about 30 per cent in the first quarter of 2018, according to Chinese officials.
The US has indicated it may want some parts of the deal renegotiated or entirely scrapped.
In 2017, the three countries established the Astana peace talks following the liberation of the city of Aleppo.
Iran's inclusion into the EEU will help it access markets that may have been previously blocked due to US sanctions.
As the EU and US turn up the sanctions on Russia, Moscow looks eastward for lucrative trade ties.
Washington was not looking at the long-term effects of meddling in Syria’s sovereignty, Lavrov previously said.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev called the sanctions illegitimate and unacceptable.
It is expected that Putin will discuss a diplomatic end to the Syrian war with his Qatari counterpart.
