The United States may conclude an agreement with Russia on nuclear disarmament in a bilateral format, but expects that then agreements with China will be reached on its basis, US President's Special Representative for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea said in an interview with the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei.

The article has been published on Sunday ahead of talks between Russia and the US in Vienna, TASS reported.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump has already stated that Washington first intends to hold talks with Moscow on arms control, and then the United States and Russia will start a dialogue with China together.