Fix your gaze on the oil and gas giants orbiting the US congress (see what I did there?). The US has been stating openly (Condi Rice, among others) for more than a decade that the nice gas deal between the EU and particularly Germany and Russia was a problem.

Trump sanctioned companies working on Nordstream II (NSII). Biden vowed it would end. Germany bowed to pressure and stopped NS II BEFORE the invasion, but was starting to get cold feet. Then "someone" (wink-wink) blew up NS I and II. Problem solved.

The US inked a new LNG deal with the UK about a month ago. Coincidence?