"I expect that Allies will actually make important announcements between now and the summit and also at the summit for more military equipment, Air Defence, artillery missiles, which is urgently needed to ensure that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign independent nation. And without that, of course, there is no membership issue to be discussed. We need to ensure that Ukraine prevail that's an absolute minimum for Ukraine to become a member of the alliance," said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at pre-ministerial press conference ahead of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Defence in Brussels, APA reports citing NATO website.