RAND explained the key reason for the war here fairly honestly https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3063.html

I'd argue that Europe decoupling economically from the east and falling further into US orbit was a secondary objective that's now been achieved https://www.voronoiapp.com/trade/-US-Becomes-Leading-EU-Trade-Partner-Surpassing-China-and-Russia-3073