Initial planning of Nordstream 1 started in 1995, building started 2010 and was finalized 2012. Nordstream 2 on the other hand was planned 2013, although building started 2018 so well into the war, but was stopped by US sanctions in 2019. Nordstream 1 was a project to connect the Russian federation closer to Europe, at that time a reasonable project (although still fucking greedy) Nordstream 2 is a different story propelled by greed and disregard for Russian crimes.

Just trying to point out the nuances in German/Russian relations during the last 30.years.