A major reason why Russia was heavily sanctioned soon after it blew the pipeline. They'd sold billions worth of long term contracts at pre-war production prices. Blowing the pipeline created a Force Majur allowing Russia to renegotiate contract pricing of gas shipped via Nord Stream I and other pipelines. Increasing profit by decreasing supply. The West saw right thru it and had the sonar tapes to prove it.
That is such a convoluted story.
With the pipeline destroyed, Russia could no longer supply Europe through Germany. How could Russia profit from renegotiated contracts if they could no longer deliver?
On top of that, only our US Navy could have destroyed the Nord Stream pipeline the way it was done.