LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace met his counterpart from the United States to discuss next steps in Ukraine assistance, which included military aid. The talks were held this week in Washington, according to a Ministry of Defence statement.

“We will continue to work with unity and resolve to provide Ukraine with what it needs to defend itself against Russia’s unprovoked invasion,” Wallace said in the statement, issued on Friday after a meeting with Lloyd Austin on Wednesday.

“We talked about the next steps for providing defense support for Ukraine and AUKUS (a defense pact among Australia, Americas and Britain), future NATO and other aspects.