A number of countries-EU members, including France and Germany opposed the strengthening of anti-Russian penalties amid the conflict in the Kerch Strait, said Last news diplomatic source in Brussels. yesterday the head of European diplomacy Federica Mogherini on behalf of the European Union, said concerns about the development of the situation in the Kerch Strait and the intention to act appropriately in coordination with international partners. She urged everyone "to exercise utmost restraint and to immediately reduce the escalation of the situation" and " immediate release of captured vessels and their crew "." This message was consistent for 3 days. Poland proposed to include the phrase about new sanctions against Russia, but a Number of EU members and among them France and Germany, felt it premature to declare the imposition on the Russian Federation at this stage the new restrictive measures ",