historic event where someone like putin makes a different historical choice than his predecessors like hitler, that didn t end well. these are not fighting words. this is just me being human realizing that you can t achieve peace through what s happening in mariupol, and the nation of ukrainians, the ukrainian person today is going to carry the hate and the animosity towards the russian person for generations. i don t think anybody wins in that situation. i just wanted the fight to be over and for the peace to start so that me and my family can lead the way amongst others to rebuild this country. a sentiment shared by many. max, thank you so much for joining us and sharing your important work. appreciate it. and up next, as the u.s. sends aid to ukraine, there is
many of struggling to get everyday essentials and volunteers are trying to help out. working to get people food, and water, clothing and other necessities in the war-torn country. joining me now is professional dancer and dancing with the stars alum max. you were, of course, in ukraine for work when the war broke out. you were trapped there. tell us a little what it was like trying to get out of the country? well, thanks for having me. but, yeah. i was shooting a tv show. i was, i m a judge on dancing with the stars in ukraine. at work, and also shooting world of dance when the war started, and i found myself in a hotel. smack in the middle of kyiv. luckily for me the hotel became a little bit of, like a switzerland if you will, because it hosted all kinds of