Its been a long term goal of U.S. foreign policy to prevent Germany and Russia from joining in economic ventures, which are mutually beneficial. Over the past few weeks Germany had refused to provide tanks and other weapons to the Ukraine, declined to provide additional financial assistance and began to reverse economic sanctions against Russia in order to restore Russian gas supplies through the Nord Stream pipelines. German PM Scholz has come under increasing domestic pressure to resume purchase of Russian gas before winter sets in. The sabotage of the pipelines makes this impossible.
President Biden on Nord Stream 2 Pipeline if Russia Invades Ukraine: "We will bring an end to it."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS4O8rGRLf8
US military aircraft circled Nord Stream incident site in September
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-military-aircraft-circled-nord-stream-incident-site-in-se
Condoleezza Rice: Gas und Ölkrieg gegen Putin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF0uYIjaTNE
George Friedman: Alliance Germany/Russia would be a treat to US dominance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wijd10BZS1w
BALTOPS 22: A Perfect Opportunity for Research and Resting New Technology
https://seapowermagazine.org/baltops-22-a-perfect-opportunity-for-research-and-resting-new-technology/
US Navy flies flag in the eastern Baltic Sea
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/US-Navy-zeigt-Flagge-in-der-oestlichen-Ostsee,usnavy102.html