Sweden: Why Steinmeier sees NATO’s newest member as a model for external and internal security

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is traveling to Sweden and Finland with Chief of Defense Carsten Breuer, State Secretary Jens Plötner and President of the German Red Cross Hermann Gröhe. The visit will also focus on total defense.

07. May 2026
Steinmeier and Kristersson at a joint press conference in Stockholm on May 6. (picture alliance/Anadolu/Atila Altuntas)

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Last updated: 07. May 2026