“If it were Ukraine, I think Elon would have said so. He was vague there for a reason though.”
You are assuming.
No I’m not “assuming.” I didn’t declare it but stated it as an intuition. If you were betting money on which nation the ‘government officials’ who approached Elon were employed by, who would you put your money on... I’m putting my money on the Yanks and if you were honest you would too.