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My name is Shun. I am the Founder of Target Trition.

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I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand. It's

time for some money rehab.

Today marks the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. And today I'm talking

with someone who was actually there in Ukraine when the war broke out. Max Smarkovsky.

Before February 2022, Max was known as a Ukrainian-born fan favorite, dancing with the stars

alum. But when he was stuck in Ukraine following the break out of the war, he became the window

into the conflict for many of us in America. And inadvertently, he also became the focus

of complicated conversations at the intersection of privilege and conflict. Conversations that

he has used for good. Here's our conversation. Welcome to money rehab.

On this anniversary, can you believe that this has been a year?

No, no, I cannot. For those who don't know, you were in Ukraine filming

right when the invasion happened. So what can you tell us about what February 24th was

like? Terrifying. It was terrifying. It was 5 a.m. my friend called. My phone is like

off the hook. So I got up and looked down 5 in the morning. My friend, in Kiev, tells me so

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