On May 31, the Russian Foreign Ministry dismissed Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's plans for Georgia to join the EU along with separatist Abkhazia and South Ossetia by 2030 as a fantasy.

When asked if the presence of Russian military bases in the regions and Moscow's commitment to defend Abkhazia and South Ossetia conflict with the statements of the Georgian authorities, Maria Zakharova responded, "No... The foreign ministries of the two sovereign states have said everything for themselves. Since this was a fantasy about the future, let's respond in the same way. If there will be actions to which it will be necessary to respond in practical terms - we know how to do it too."

Zakharova noted that there are no full-fledged members of the European Union, describing EU countries as being co-subordinated to a narrative and command-and-control system. She criticized the EU's decisions, originally aimed against Russia, for having a destructive impact on their own economies. "They continue to be forced to take anti-Russian measures," Zakharova stated.

She argued that EU countries are harming their economies by refusing Russian energy resources. "Do they do it based on their interest? No. The interest in Russian energy resources was such that the European Union countries and us built infrastructure for them. Then, they were forbidden to do so. Is this a full membership? Now, they are forced to 'cut off' funds from their budgets in favor of the Kyiv regime. Of their own free will? No. They're being forced. By who? Those who run the European Union through a 'collective Brussels' formed under the auspices of the U.S. and Britain, who themselves are not members of the EU. The EU has become the economic affairs department of NATO, a NATO superstructure. They have no full rights. There are only obligations to pay from their budgets, to take decisions developed for them," Zakharova explained. "These are the key issues concerning Georgia's accession to the EU," she emphasized.