Putin didn’t show either... FYI
A BRICS no-show speaks volumes about Putin’s shrinking horizons
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/20/europe/putin-brics-no-show-analysis-hnk-intl/index.html#:~:text=But%20Putin%20will%20be%20notably,isolation%20%E2%80%93%20and%20Putin‘s%20shrinking%20horizons.