It argues that "democracy has been weakened in Russia, in particular by the bringing of all major TV stations and most radio stations under government control, the spread of self-censorship among the print media, new restrictions on the right to organise public demonstrations and a worsening climate for NGOs".
Tas ievērojami sarežģī pienācīgas kuģa pārbaudes veikšanu, turklāt šādi veiktas inspekcijas būs ne vien nekvalitatīvas, bet arī apdraudēs inspektoru dzīvības.