A “big conversation” is likely underway in Washington over whether to let Ukraine produce Patriot missile interceptors, as officials “do their homework” on the risk of the technology falling into Russian hands, a leading analyst told TVP World. Charles Kupchan, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, a US-based think-tank, said security concerns appeared to be at the heart of Washington’s deliberations after President Donald Trump backed away from an earlier pledge to grant Kyiv a production license. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “I’m guessing that there’s a big conversation going on between the US government and Lockheed [Martin], the producers,” Kupchan told TVP World. “A lot of it has to do with the safety of sharing this technology [and] concerns about the potential theft of this high-end capability by the Russians. “But I do think that the CIA and others are doing their homework on whether this technology, if given to Ukraine, would be secure.” Trump initially suggested Ukraine could be allowed to produce Patriot interceptors, but later cast doubt on the proposal, saying the United States had to be careful about transferring sensitive military technology.