the 2008 vilnius nato meeting was an informal, two-day meeting of defense ministers of nato nations held in vilnius, lithuania, from february 7 until february 8, 2008. the most important topics discussed were the war in afghanistan, the possible admission into nato of ukraine, and the relationship with russia. the meeting was a warm-up for the 20th nato summit in april, held in bucharest, romania. lithuanian officials say it was the biggest meeting of its kind ever held in vilnius.