EU membership for Ukraine, Georgia 'science fiction' - EU mission in Russia

The chances of Georgia and Ukraine joining the European Union are so remote as to be akin to "science fiction," the head of the EU mission in Russia said in an interview with Russia's Nezavisimaya paper published today.
Fernando Valenzuela also said membership in the EU is the end of the integration process, not the beginning. He also added that despite his scepticism, nothing is impossible. The head of the mission also underlined there are still serious disagreements between Russia and the EU on the status of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and Russian and Georgian relations.