washington president donald trump use fast-growing supply u.s. natural gas political tool meet warsaw thursday leaders dozen countries captive russia energy need recent years moscow cut gas shipments price dispute neighbor countries winter months export unite state would help reduce dependence russia trump tell group washington want help ally make easy possible u.s. company ship liquefy natural gas lng central eastern europe white house say trump attend three seas summit name several members surround adriatic baltic black seas group 20 lead economies meet germany slat meet russian president vladimir putin first time among aim three seas project expand regional energy infrastructure include lng import terminals gas pipelines members initiative include poland austria hungary russia neighbor latvia estonia trump presence give project lift say jam jones former nato supreme ally commander increase u.s. gas export region would help weaken impact russia use energy weapon bargain chip say jones think unite state show benevolent country export energy help countries adequate supply become self-sufficient less dependent less threaten say trump russia policy still take shape process make awkward investigations intelligence find russia try meddle 2016 u.s. presidential race russia deny allegations trump say team collude moscow lawmakers trump republican party many want see take hard line russia interference election crises ukraine syria support use gas export political leverage undermine strategies putin strong men try use light switch element strategic offense say senator cory gardner republican colorado senate foreign relations committee kremlin rely oil gas revenue finance state budget take market share would hurt moscow many ways lng export u.s. threaten u.s. policy russia say michal baranowski director warsaw office think-tank german marshall fund u.s. expect become world third-largest exporter lng 2020 four years start first export terminal u.s. exporters sell gas long-term contract still volumes offer export project draw board cheniere energy inc lng.a open first u.s. lng export terminal 2016 deliver first cargo poland june five terminals expect online 2020. tellurian inc tell.o propose project price tag much 16 billion hop complete 2022 time compete long-term contract supply poland expire year hold russian gas giant gazprom gazp.mm would like supplier compete market tellurian chief executive meg gentle tell reuters global glut supply may however limit u.s. lng export growth regardless trump support glut depress price make difficult lng exporters turn profit say adam sieminski energy analyst center strategic international study russia advantage europe due proximity pipeline connections europe go great competitive arena russian gas lng say daniel yergin pulitzer prize-winning oil historian vice-chairman ihs markit analysis firm europeans watch see whether trump clarify administration position new pipeline pump russian gas germany know nord stream 2. u.s. senate june pass package sanction russia include provision penalize western firm involve pipeline new sanction stall house representatives u.s. state department lobby pipeline potential supply chokepoint would make europe vulnerable disruptions threat sanction add tensions washington berlin germany government support pipeline trump position concern european diplomats trump promote u.s. natgas export russia 's backyard