A week prior to the Economic Leaders ' Meeting , Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indonesian President Joko Widodo , both of whom had initially announced their attendance , decided not to attend in the occasion citing their attendance to address their own domestic issues , particularly the ongoing investigation of the Metrojet Flight 9268 crash and the 2015 Southeast Asian haze , respectively . Putin was represented by former Russian President , now Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev who was also scheduled to visit other Southeast Asian countries . Widodo was represented by his trade minister Thomas Lembong and Vice President Jusuf Kalla
Metrojet Flight 9268
Metrojet Flight 9268
APEC Philippines 2015