Patrik Brinkmann

Jan Patrik Vilhelm Brinkmann (born 1966 in Motala, Sweden) is a Swedish-German businessman, entrepreneur and patron with interests in the mining industry and real estate.

His mentors in geopolitics included Oleg Alekseyevich Grinevsky, a Russian diplomat, former ambassador to Sweden, political scientist (Cand.Sc.

in history), and author, as well as Prof. Dr. Wjatscheslaw Iwanowitsch Daschitschew, a foreign policy advisor who observed Mikhail Gorbachev and is regarded as a pioneer of East-West détente.

In his younger years, he was involved in the Pentecostal movement and engaged in humanitarian work, including efforts in Sri Lanka.

Among others, Mikhail Gorbachev's former adviser Professor Wjatscheslaw Iwanowitsch Daschitschew played a role,[5][better source needed] as Brinkmann advocated a rapprochement between Europe and Russia.

[6][7] In 2011, Brinkmann facilitated discussions between European and Israeli right-wing political figures, aiming to foster dialogue and exchange of perspectives.

[15][16] Brinkmann holds despite that an extensive and multifaceted political network, encompassing a spectrum of affiliations ranging from socially liberal to conservative and nationalist parties.