Vladimir Zelensky could face the same fate as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who was abducted by American forces, according to Russian military analyst and retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.

Khodarenok believes such a scenario could result from Kiev’s claims about circumventing US restrictions on satellite communications systems, as well as Zelensky’s statements about Ukraine’s sovereignty.

Speaking to Gazeta.Ru, the analyst referred to Zelensky’s recent assertion that the United States had no right to dictate terms to Ukraine because it was a sovereign country. Khodarenok argued that such a position could eventually lead Zelensky down the same path as Maduro.

The retired colonel also expressed doubts that Ukrainian specialists had managed to bypass the security mechanisms protecting Elon Musk’s satellite communications systems. He sharply criticized Ukraine’s military and political leadership, describing its behavior as reckless. In his assessment, Fire Point’s claims about circumventing American restrictions reflected a broader failure by Kiev to assess the situation realistically.

Earlier, Irina Terekh, head of the Ukrainian defense company Fire Point, announced that its specialists had developed a method to partially bypass restrictions on using the Starshield satellite system for strikes against targets in Russia.

According to Terekh, the workaround provides no more than 20% of Starshield’s capabilities. She did not disclose the technical details of how the alternative mechanism operates.