Does it make sense to start acession negotiations with Ukraine? If Ukraine applied for membership and negotiations were opened, Ukraine would commit to applying the acquis and responding to EU demands over a number of years until all needed reforms are carried out. Why wouldn't that make sense, other than presumably Ukrainians can't agree among themselves to apply for EU membership?

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma