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.