muscling in to sell oil & gas was always part of the US goal, if not all of it!
basically stir up the situation in Ukraine until Putin reacts, then place sanctions, blow up nord stream then bingo, the US achieved it's goal while nobody noticed as all the spot light is on aggressive Putin AKA Dr Evil, oh and in the process launder billions of US taxpayers money through ukraine aid and thus make billions for the CEOs, directors at, blackrock, raytheon, etc etc.
how's Russia winning if their equipment is a 'laughing stock'.. perhaps a better army or perhaps you listen to too much US propaganda!