I’m really surprised (disappointed in) at you: “I’m really impressed they didn’t bow to Russia’s energy blackmail.”
Do you mean after Washington’s arm twisting and Biden’s Nordstream terrorist act ?
The Biden administration already had what wanted. So, sucy a move would be stupid. Gazprom probably destroyed the pipeline because they would otherwise have had to compensate their customers, per their contract, for an action their government took. Now they can claim force majeure* and not pay per their contract.
* This lets them out of the contract. Force majeure is an event or effect that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled.