In abrupt switch, Trump cancels Putin meeting, cites Ukraine crisis
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-argentina/g20-members-struggle-for-agreements-ahead-of-argentina-summit-idUSKCN1NY2HG
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Argentina, registering his disapproval of Russia’s treatment of Ukraine and casting new uncertainty over U.S.-Russian ties.
Trump said he pulled out due to tensions over Russian forces opening fire on Ukrainian navy boats and then seizing them and their crew on Sunday near Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
His decision also comes as a federal investigation into his 2016 election campaign’s ties to Russia is intensifying. Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress about a proposed Trump real estate project in Russia.
Merkel's plane makes unscheduled landing after technical hitch
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46394989
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will miss the opening of the G20 summit in Argentina after her plane was forced to land shortly after leaving Berlin.
Her office says Mrs Merkel and delegates made a safe, but unscheduled, landing in Cologne after the aircraft developed a technical problem.
The plane turned back while it was over the Netherlands, Germany's dpa news agency says.
Reports say Mrs Merkel will travel on to Buenos Aires on Friday.
No details were given about the technical problem.