FDP on foreign affairs and defence

Because of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the FDP wants to end the state's partnership with the Kaliningrad region and close the Hanse-Office there. Instead, Schleswig-Holstein is to work more closely with the Baltic states and Finland.

Russia is waging war against Ukraine. So the FDP wants to end the partnership with the Russian region of Kaliningrad. The state's office there should close. Instead, Schleswig-Holstein should work more with Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland.

The regional partnership between Schleswig-Holstein and Kaliningrad is to end, and the Hanse-Office in Kaliningrad is to be closed. A stronger partnership with the Baltic countries and Finland is to take its place. The FDP wants this to show that the state stands with these countries in the face of Russian aggression. The program points to new tensions in the Baltic Sea region arising from relations with Russia and Belarus and calls for clear positions together with partners in the EU and NATO.

The FDP sees the Bundeswehr as an important partner of the state and wants to keep its bases and training grounds. It backs stationing drones at Jagel and supports the armed forces' public outreach, including youth officers visiting schools.

The FDP calls the Bundeswehr a partner of the state. The training grounds should stay. Drones should be based at the Jagel airfield. Drones are aircraft with no pilot on board. Youth officers should keep visiting schools.

The necessary infrastructure, above all the local training grounds, is to stay in operation so that training remains possible at a high level. At Jagel, aerial image analysis is to be expanded alongside the drones. The sponsorships held by the state parliament, such as for the Gorch Fock, and by municipalities with Bundeswehr units are to be maintained. The FDP wants to continue the exchange with the state command as partners. In its view, soldiers should be able to count on support and respect from civil society and the state parliament.