OSCE warns of intensified fighting in Ukraine's separatist east
						 
					Fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government troops has increased sharply in eastern Ukraine in defiance of calls to observe a year-old peace agreement, the head of an international monitoring mission said on Friday. 
 
						Iran's Soleimani in Russia for talks on Syria, missiles: sources
						 
					Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani has flouted an international travel ban and flown to Moscow for talks with Russia's military and political leadership on Syria and deliveries of Russian missiles, sources said on Friday. 
 
						Poland says NATO must speak to Russia from position of strength
						 
					NATO should return to Cold War ways of thinking in its relations with Russia, and speak to Moscow from a position of strength to counter its renewed assertiveness in eastern Europe, Polish deputy defense minister said. 
 
						Russian security service searches office of tycoon Prokhorov: sources
						 
					Russia's Federal Security Service and tax inspectors on Thursday searched the offices of Mikhail Prokhorov, a tycoon whose newspaper has published revelations about people close to Vladimir Putin, four sources close to his businesses said. 
 
						Russia jets make 'simulated attack' passes near U.S. destroyer: U.S.
						 
					Two Russian warplanes flew simulated attack passes near a U.S. guided missile destroyer in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, the U.S. military said, with one official describing them as one of the most aggressive interactions in recent memory. 
 
						Iran, France concerned at Syria violence with talks set to resume
						 
					France and Iran voiced concern over escalating violence in Syria on Tuesday, echoing warnings from the United States and Russia as fighting near the city of Aleppo put more pressure on a fragile truce agreement. 
 
						Turkey retaliates after rockets from Syria hit border town, official says
						 
					The Turkish army on Monday shelled sites in northern Syria in response to cross-border rocket fire that hit a Turkish town and wounded several people, a government official said. 
 
						Iran says Russia delivers first part of S-300 defense system
						 
Russia has delivered the first part of an advanced missile defense system to Iran, Iranian media reported on Monday, starting to equip Tehran with technology that was blocked before it signed a deal with world powers on its nuclear program. 
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