The article mentions another factor that might have brought us to this situation - the NordStream2 pipeline was completed back in September (not yet activated).
During a conflict with Russia, Ukraine could have shut down the flow of Russian gas to the West, to force some assistance, but the new pipeline allows Russian gas to bypass the Ukraine.
Slow Joe OK’d that, while cancelling pipelines in the USA, like Keystone.
And now he wants to bribe Germany with U.S. gas exports which will skyrocket fuel prices here at home.
I’m curious why the US, specifically Biden, had any say about Nordstream 2.