Of course they do. There's many who benefit from Nord stream. Poland for instance, allowed transit and all sorts of logistics. They stand to benefit from German deindustralistion and have been making moves to usurp industry. The US benefits because it becomes sole supplier and forces Germany, like Japan, to be subservant. Geopolitics on full display. Remember, Merkle, Putin, Macron and zelenksy all sat down to negotiate a peace settlement back in 2019....