Why did Trump cancel meeting with Putin?

“Based in the fact that ships and sailors have not returned to Ukraine, I have decided that it would be better for all parties interested in canceling my scheduled plan to meet with President Vladimir Putin” in Argentina. I'm looking forward to a meaningful meeting once this situation has been resolved! “wrote Mr. Trump in a twitter post.

The president's launch from Air Force One Air Force Board, just minutes from departure to Buenos Aires for the G 20 meeting, was unexpected. About an hour earlier, he had told reporters he would probably meet with Mr. Putin, adding that it was a very good time to hold the” meeting.

Mr. Trump also said that during his trip to Argentina, he would receive a final report about tensions in the region following Russia's seizures of Ukrainian ships near Crime on Sunday.

Ukraine's President Petro Porosenko, meanwhile, has urged NATO allies to ship ships to the Azov Sea to help his country, as well as “offer security” amid tensions created with Russia.

Mr. Porosenko's comments were published Thursday in the German newspaper Bild. On Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he could play a moderator role between Ukraine and Russia. Mr. Erdogan has held telephone conversations with leaders of both countries and said he will continue to discuss the issue with Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump during the G-20 meeting held in Argentina.

On Sunday, Russian forces seized three Ukrainian ships and their teams as they passed through the Kerc Strait to the port of Mariupol in Ukraine, located on the Azov Sea.

US special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker told reporters in Berlin on Wednesday that he believes what authorities in Kiev reported, that ships were within world sea rules. /voa