A Brief Foreword by Doug Draper with a Post By American columnist and Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman
Posted October 21st, 2026 on Niagara At Large

Russia’s Vladimir Putin yuks it up with U.S. President Donald Trump’s during one of their recent meetings together while Trump leaves Canada and other western allies in the cold.
By Doug Draper – In recent days we have witnessed a continuation of U.S. President Donald J. Trump and the sycophants in his administration crawling into bed and cozying up to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, even saluting him and calling him a “humanitarian” as they also continue to insult and threaten their western Allies, including Canada.
Most recently, Trump has been bragging about a deal he struck to purchase Russian oil and diesel fuel in the hope that its shipment to the U.S. will do something to lower sky-high fuel prices at the pump.
What Trump’s agreement to purchase Russia petroleum will also do is provide Putin with more money to finance his bloody war against Ukraine and to supply Putin’s Iranian allies with more arms to fire at American troops in the Gulf region.
In that context, American columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning economist posted the following heart-breaking photo on his website of a baby girl in the Ukraine who was recently killed by one of Putin’s drones –
To visit Paul Krugman’s website, click on – https://paulkrugman.substack.com/
One Footnote from Doug Draper – We Canadians should all feel proud that our country is continuing to ally ourselves with countries in Europe to support Ukraine through its fight through Putin’s illegal and deadly war.
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