WASHINGTON, Sep 1 Russia is not the subject of discussion at the talks between Ukrainian and US officials during President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington, said First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Lyubchenko. “There were no plans at all to discuss Russia,” Lyubchenko said in response to a related question. On Tuesday, the topic of containing Russia was discussed during Zelensky's talks with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, in addition, the Russian Federation is mentioned in the White House announcements about upcoming contacts between Zelensky and Biden. … The Ukrainian authorities and Western countries have repeatedly accused Russia of interfering in the internal affairs of Ukraine. In January 2015, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a statement in which the Russian Federation is called an “aggressor country”. Russia denies the accusations of Kiev and the West and calls it unacceptable, and calls the issue of Crimea closed completely. Moscow has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the internal Ukrainian conflict and is interested in Kiev overcoming the political and economic crisis. Zelensky calls NATO support to Ukraine insufficient