Swiss mediator: Russia has 'no interest in peace brokers'
Former OSCE secretary general and Swiss ambassador Thomas Greminger believes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks the start of a new Cold War. An increase in proxy wars should be expected, he says in an interview.
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The full-scale invasion came as a surprise even to him. As a long-time mediator between Russia and Ukraine, Greminger knows high-ranking officials on both sides. He was convinced that rational cost-benefit analysis would prevail and make all-out war unlikely.
From 2010 he was Swiss ambassador to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), which includes Russia and the United States and other former Cold War enemies. When Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, Switzerland held the chair of the organisation, and Greminger was able to play an important mediation role. One breakthrough was the agreement on a permanent observer mission to Ukraine, whose mandate has, however, recently expired. From 2017 to 2020 he was the OSCE’s secretary general. Today he is director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP).
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