“The new arms control, of course, should cover Russia and China and cover all the nuclear arsenals of both of these countries,” Billingsley wrote on his Twitter.

Completely agree with Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs. New arms control should definitely involve Russia AND China, and cover entire nuclear arsenals of both those countries. Lithuania is a strong NATO Ally and friend of US. @ LinkeviciusL # deterrence # NATOhttps: //t.co/r2o7YTDczO

- Ambassador Marshall S. Billingslea (@USArmsControl) June 19, 2020

He also noted that on this issue I fully agree with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania.

Earlier, Zhao Lijian, the spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said that statements by US officials about the need to involve China in Russian-American nuclear arms control talks are absurd and an attempt to shift responsibility to others.