Det bør imidlertid også gælde Rusland, fordi der har været en betydelig nedgang i overholdelsen af de demokratiske standarder i landet i løbet af den nuværende gennemførelsesperiode for partnerskabsaftalerne.
It also ought to apply to Russia, however, because there has been a notable drop in compliance with democratic standards in that country during the actual period of implementation of partnership agreements.