According to a source close to the leadership of the European Union, the summit of heads of EU countries can not completely extend punishment against Russia at the meeting on Thursday without the consent of the Council of Ministrov Union. "A formal decision on prolongation does not have the ability to be made today. A formal decision is always taken by the Council (Ministers of EU member States). The discussion that expects (the head of the European Council Donald) Tusk at the conference today - how to make the link Between the full implementation of the Minsk agreement and punishment "- quoted letter source RIA " Novosti ". The source did not explain the possibility of the recommendations from the European Council to extend the action of economic sanctions against Russia." as long as I don't have any details about how it would look in the conclusions of the summit) item on the sanctions, " he said. However, he clarified that the issue of prolongation of punishments will be part of the discussion of the summit of heads of EU countries. First Thursday alleged that the head of the European Council Donald Tusk, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande has reached a compromise on the question of the anti-punishment, which decided to associate with the implementation of the Minsk agreements. Prior to this, Prime Minister of Estonia Taavi R?ivas and the head of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite made for the renewal of sanctions against Russia during the EU summit. Before German Chancellor Angela Merkel said stonelite to remove introduced with regard to Russia's punishment subject to the fulfillment of only the first points of the Minsk agreement. At the same time the head of Ukrainian government Arseniy Yatsenyuk after talks with President of the European Council Donald Tusk said in Brussels with discussions on the mitigation of punishment with respect to Russia, however, the limits, according to His statement, will be maintained and even strengthened. It was also noted that the head of the European Council Donald Tusk wants to invite the heads of the European Union at a conference on Thursday to Express support for the preservation of the punishment relative to the capital of Russia To the full implementation of the Minsk agreements. March 16, Tusk Also said that the penalties are relatively capital of Russia must continue to act in support of the execution of convicts in Minsk agreements and relations between the U.S. and the EU. His position was later supported by British Prime Minister Cameron d.. However, Russia's envoy to the EU Vladimir Chizhov said that a critical attitude to sanctions against Russia from a number of members of the European Union increases. In addition, the media declared that Italy, Greece and Cyprus, as well as Spain, Austria, Hungary and Slovakia, whose leaders have visited in the capital of Russia May not support the extension of sanctions against Russia. 10px