Iran laments Ukraine’s decision to cut relations over the alleged delivery of Iranian drones to Russia, said an Iranian foreign ministry official on Saturday.

Nasser Kanaani, a Ministry official, “recommended” Ukraine to “refrain from being influenced by external parties that attempt to damage relations between the two nations.”

Ukraine said on Friday that it will cut diplomatic ties with Iran in response to Tehran’s plan to give Russian military with drones, which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as “operation with evil.”