Maximilian Hess

“The whole point of the deal for Putin is that it fails, which he can blame on Ukraine and thus stoke tensions between Trump and Zelenskyy. Indeed, it’s already working.”

Maximilian Hess · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Hess suggested the deal's failure was Putin's goal, allowing him to blame Ukraine and stoke tensions between Trump and Zelenskyy.

“It will not have any meaningful domestic US effect or international effect given its full terms are highly unlikely to be met as a result of the impact of Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refining which have limited its diesel output.”

Maximilian Hess · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Hess argued the deal would have no meaningful effect because Ukrainian drone strikes have limited Russian diesel output.