Maksim Chmerkovskiy describes leaving Ukraine amid war l GMA
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- Опубликовано: 3 мар 2022
- The “Dancing With the Stars” pro, who was born in Ukraine, was in Kyiv when fighting broke out and documented his journey out of the country on social media.
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I appreciate his honesty...he admits the guilt he feels, he acknowledges he wasn't built for what was happening and that he wasn't ready to handle it. He has a lot to process emotionally. I am glad he made it back home to his wife and child.
Who is??
@cynthiap --he's a bitch for fleeing a fight that his mother country is in..he's a phony babe...there are so many black africans and other non whites students trying to leave uk'e and getting beating back or not allowed on trains before white europeans like maksy pad here is sickening.
Every man on Ukraine fight for Ukraine except Maksim Chmerkovskiy was very stressed out to ride on train on his way to escape to Poland. I hope the whole world will calm him down. Keep watching his beautiful dance.
@@aromirsauro9092 Nothing to do with White Europeans. He's a famous American now..
Prancing fairy obviously doesn't have the stones to stand up and fight.
I just watched a video of a woman, in Ukraine, that taught cosmetology with a AK strapped around her shoulder. She even had eye makeup on,fighting. And you give this guy a platform? SMH.
Right? And he has moves. There are other US citizens there providing support for Ukraine. I don't sympathize with him.
meanwhile, grandmothers are standing their ground in Ukraine
Exactly. They are REAL heroes.
He took the place of a woman and child on the train. Let that sink in for a minute
No the bust was not packed
@@katdeluxy9608 yes it was he himself said so!, watch he’s ig he’s says he felt guilt for taking up space that could have been of women and children shame on him he’s a coward that’s his birth country he also asking for everyone to go help fight but he didn’t !! Hope he does feel guilt forever!
@@Diosarg Thank you! What is with all these women treating him like some victim?? As a man I could never do what he did.
@@Diosarg you got a mean soul...anyone ever told you? JUST look in the mirror...it should be evident!
@Alex Alex yeah and if I were his family I’d never let him return to Ukraine. They’ll treat him like a deserter, rightfully so. They may even confiscate his favorite little dance shoes.
This guy is no hero. If he is going to put himself out there, then he should be able to take the criticism. Times like these show you what your made of...Now he knows and so do we.
Who said hes a hero? Who said he thinks he is? He stll has a right to leave and live!
I said it before I’ll say it again there’s no shame in surviving. He did nothing wrong. If you feel like shaming anyone why don’t you shame the Ukraine border guards who have been discriminating against folks of color trying to get to points of safety. Some of them are black Ukrainians, others are visitors and exchange students who need to get access to their embassies in Poland and elsewhere.
Well said. He considers himself a celebrity and above the cause
@@cristymcdonald9008 Reality check he did nothing wrong. He is under zero obligation to engage in any cause. But Since you’re feeling so high and mighty why don’t you pick your judgmental ass up and go to Ukraine to fight the good fight. I hear they’re accepting foreign volunteers. So why don’t you stop scolding other people for failing to do something you yourself aren’t willing to do.
@@antmagor xx
Only God can judge. I am happy he’s alive and back home. War is not fair.
During WW2 many Italian or German young men fought on the American side even though their parents emigrated after WW1. Their relatives, Aunts, Uncles, cousins Grandparents still there. Their parents felt America is now their home. I'm sure Maksim feels the same way. America is now his home, even though he loves Ukraine and its people. Tough decision.
I agree and I pray the lord pardons me on my strong opinion I just keep seeing the pain in the children's eyes, the mothers, fathers on and on and him rolled up in the corner where 3 children or more would have fit in the space he took up . I just have such a heavy heart and mixed emotions I pray for peace for the Ukrainian people.
No...anybody can state their opinion and the facts and if a person feels guilty, that's one him!
I can understand the guilt he feels, he deeply cares for his fellow human beings. He is suffering inside. and everyone should have empathy. What would his son of done knowing his Dad had a way out of that hell and didn’t take it. His son needs him! His family needs him. I pray for his healing and the healing of ALL Ukrainians.
Zenlesky has a son too.
@@clarifyingquestions but Mr. Chmerkovskiy is not the president of Ukraine. He hasn’t taken an oath of office to fight and defend the nation of Ukraine. So let’s compare apples to apples next time.
@@antmagor I agree with this but as the leader instead of leaving and staying alive to lead - he reject a ride and asked for ammunition instead along with a number of able bodied MPs. As for Chmerkovskiy, I guess in his heart he is no longer a Ukraine - fair. His personal torment about how he feels about himself for not fighting is a him problem that not the best timing to be on social media and tv shows talking about it. Perhaps, since we will not stop it locally he and me and the rest of the world may still be called upon to fight. Considering Americans objected to wearing a mask, I highly doubt many are prepared to fight.
@@JL-zn7me, are you kidding or seriously? Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine...
Exactly.
Thank you for sharing this experience!
I'm so conflicted in my opinion. It's very difficult to judge someone in this situation.
What would his thought be if it were his child? Would he close the door? I would dive in the jaws of hell before pushing a child back into a war zone!
He is an American citizen 🇺🇸 who had a scared and worried wife and child at home. I think he did the right thing by thinking of his family. He's a father too, just like those other parents and children left behind. There was another train coming. Otherwise the people wouldn't stay in the station overnight waiting. He has a right to live just like everyone else. He wanted to live so that he could be there for his son. Nothing wrong with that. I would have made the decision to get out of the war zone of any country, born there or not. He could have left much earlier, but he was brave enough to stay behind and document the tragedy so that he can inform the world. He did more than most. We should never judge people's decisions in times of fear and panic. If you're ever in a similar situation you'll understand.
Worried about his children in what way??? His kids are safe. If war broke out here he would be running to ukraine. My husband did 20 years protecting children and had to say bye to ours many times and we were in other countries and states at times. He even sat on tv and described the conditions he left those children to sleep in! Then he says a joke about his grey hair. I will belive he is gonna help when he buys his ticket.we have men all over the world volunteering and going and they have no skin in the game he has family, friends. I bet when he was there he shared their food and homes.With my husband specialized field when he was in military he would love to go unfortunately he has hit 62 and had knee replacement or he would be on a plane. I know my husband would protect our family.
It’s in bad taste for him to be talking about leaving all his fellow countrymen behind. It’s too soon. It doesn’t help any situation at all-other than to show how privileged he is. Who cares about his guilt when people are still over there in fear for their lives.
oh, shot up. not everyone is a soldier.
Exactly he’s a coward!!
@@mayroxy29 Chill - she is correct. not a good time to be talking about self ie his trauma, his guilt when people are fighting for their survival.
I wouldn't be able to stay in Ukraine if I was him. We can all say he should have stayed but who are we to demand anything. I admire the bravery of those who go back, leaving comfy jobs, security, their families and kids. There are a lot of man that go back to fight for Ukraine. GLORY TO THEM. But leave Max alone. Really, who are we to judge him. All we can do is to support Ukraine as much as we can, support the refugees. But don't attack a man that didn't start this war. He will live with this trauma forever. And I am sure it will help him to do more good in this world and become a better person.
Him leaving isn’t the issue, it’s him using it to get press that rubs me wrong.
@@dannyt7269 how about they contacted him?
Maks had been documenting and publicly sharing it on social media so that people can see the atrocities of war in real time. He wanted the truth to be shown because Putin is blocking Russian citizens from all other media outlets around the world and telling the lies that he wants them to believe. So the journalists were already waiting to see if he would make it out alive. They reached out to him, not the other way around. People need to stop being so accusatory and judgmental. Maks is not seeking any type of extra attention. But his story is one that needs to be told.
You don’t need to feel guilty Max, there’s no shame in surviving. And I’m sure your kid appreciates that he still has his dad. And if you need to feel better about it do what your brother’s doing and pay it forward. It’s good medicine.
@@tracyp444 He can look in the mirror because he didn’t do anything wrong. And shame on you for suggesting he did. You don’t even believe what you wrote you’re just trolling because you can. I don’t know how you can look at yourself in the mirror. And none of that I don’t know you crap. You showed me who you were when you replied. And if you’re gonna double down with that holier than thou attitude then I suggest you get off your ass and go to Ukraine yourself to fight the good fight. They are taking foreign volunteers last time I checked.
There IS shame when many of the WOMEN of that country are fighting, and there are THOUSANDS of REAL men who aren't Ukranian, have never been there, yet support a country they know little about enough to sign up and spend their own money to go risk their asses to help fight. Yet, this guy runs? And it is HIS OWN COUNTRY? Seriously?
@@80bbygrl Classy, scolding him for a rule you just made up. You people really are a scum. Because he’s a man he’s supposed to take up arms even though he’s not a soldier, that is beyond sexist. And FYI he’s AMERICAN! he came to this country when he was just a kid. But because he has an accent and sometimes visits he’s required to go and do something you’re not even willing to do? Well not often do I say this of Caucasians but that’s borderline racist. Well, maybe Xenophobic but you know tomato tomahto 🤷♂️And I find it interesting that you’re judging him from behind a cozy little computer screen, so unless you’re going to Ukraine to fight the good fight shut up.
@@tracyp444 first of all, I don’t need to calm down, that’s not something you can judge from text. Second of all what he did wasn’t cowardice, what It is cowardice however to wave your finger at him in judgment, Saying that He shouldn’t be able to look Himself in the mirror from the comfort of a computer screen, with no bombs going off in the background. Now Obviously I don’t know Max personally but he has PTSD from when he came to the United States as a kid (He’s been publicly open about that in the past) this invasion triggered it. And I consider it morally reprehensible that people are condemning him for taking care of himself, getting back home (he’s an American, has been since he was a kid) to his wife and son. There should be zero Shame in surviving and a Frontline medical worker would know that! A Frontline medical worker would know that because quite a few of your colleagues had to quit their jobs because of the unprecedented stress, in some instances was causing thoughts of suicide. I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t appreciate a soldier scolding them, saying “I don’t know how they can look themselves in the mirror“. FYI, my cousin is a Frontline medical worker, ICU COVID nurse. You don’t see her trolling other peoples trauma calling them cowards. So again shame on you.
@@tracyp444 I won’t, she’s not particularly fond of thanks coming from Internet trolls. And no need for a you’re welcome, I’ve never been treated by you and I hope to God I never will be after your behavior.
Glad to see "Twinkle-Toes Max" ..... "dramatically escape" fighting like the other 18-60 year old men in the Ukraine.
He’s not a Ukraine citizen required to meet those requirements. He is American with Ukrainian background.
@@alb5801 According to his bio from 5 years ago...he was born and raised there and maintained dual citizenship.
Unless, you're a veteran...don't be so quick to judge, because you would have done the same...
@@tab5470 Semper Fi. 4 years. And you?
War is not for everyone and his feelings are justified.. Max has family in the US, that’s where he wanted to be and that should be respected. Also he is not claiming to be a hero in this report. He is clearly expressing guilt to be one of the few men to have escaped.
Maks, We Love You, we thank you for putting a real, naked face to what's happening, we thank you for helping us to find a way to help. ❤❤❤❤
There comes a time in everyone's life when he must take a side and make a stand for what he believes. It is not for anyone else to pick the side except for the person involved. Then he must live with the choice.
EXACTLY! JUST LIKE IMMIGRANTS in WW 1 and 2
Maks you shouldn't feel ashamed or guilty. You are an American citizen and glad you are back home safe. Praying for the people of Ukraine.
2:58 - Who was #Maksim's photographer here ?
turning your back on babies whose fathers are fighting a war speaks of your character as a person. How would you feel if that child left behind was yours?
I’m sorry but that is disgustingtelling a someone it’s his nonexistent obligation to stay behind to pass some bullshit purity test. Per your logic every Ukrainian who managed to get out is required to feel guilty because they didn’t take the whole country with them. Grow up.
Can't blame him, the Klitschko brothers are just built different.
18 year old and 60 year old men stayed behind to defend their country when it needed them most and this guy snuck out with the women and children...
AND HE IS PROUD, IF THE USA GET ATTACKED I WONDER HOW MANY FOREIGNERS WOULD STAY AND HELP AMERICA, HE NEEDS TO STOP TALKING CAUSE I BET UKRAINIANS ARE CALL HIM OUT FOR BEING A COWARD
Why is he being Interviewed, what courageous thing did he do? Oh Run
Thankful that you made it back. Praying for the people of the Ukraine. I believe you will do whatever you can to help. Please seek the help you need to heal. God Bless you MaksimC.
I guess he won't be back as a judge on Ukraine show.
Gotta do what you gotta do but he will live with this guilt the rest of his life.
I have a feeling he won't
I hope so. He ONLY got a seat on the train because he was recognized. No OTHER man had that option. Maks used his face to his advantage. That is a coward.
Maks has always been real and to the point. I really appreciate that he is sharing his feelings and emotions with others about what he saw, how he realized the danger he was in and how lucky he was. I truly admire him, always have. I'm so glad that he is back home with his family.
He caught the first Greyhound bus outta there!What a man SMH
As would I...smart move!
That's what all the other nonresidents did too.
I understand why he did what he did but he shouldn't be praised for it and definitely not respected for it when you have 2 of the best boxers in the world giving up multi-million dollar fights to risk their lives for their country.
👍
Zelensky is held up in a bunker on fb live lmfao the journalist meanwhile are much more brave out on the battle field next to grenades. Journalists > zelensky
I don’t see anyone praising him for it, nor is he trying to get praise. I empathize with anyone being faced with the choice between safety and war, or to put it more bluntly, the choice between life and death (especially for an untrained civilian who has zero combat skills). I do not judge anyone for making the choice of survival in the midst of a war. Those who stay behind and fight are undoubtedly heroes that are far braver than I will ever be, but I also do not think less of anyone who decides not to. All I’ve seen are people empathizing with the position he was in, but that doesn’t mean they are praising him or saying he’s on the same level of respect as those who chose to stay behind. I personally don’t find what he did to be shameful or that it makes him a bad person, it only makes him and those like him human; but saying that does not detract from the heroism and bravery shown by those who stayed to fight.
People are not praising him. They are showing compassion because they actually understand the difficult choice he had to make. He is an American citizen 🇺🇸 who had a scared and worried wife and child at home. I think he did the right thing by thinking of his family. He's a father too, just like those other parents and children left behind. There was another train coming. Otherwise the people wouldn't stay in the station overnight waiting. He has a right to live just like everyone else. He wanted to live so that he could be there for his son. Nothing wrong with that. I would have made the decision to get out of the war zone of any country, born there or not. He could have left much earlier, but he was brave enough to stay behind and document the tragedy so that he can inform the world. He did more than most. We should never judge people's decisions in times of fear and panic. If you're ever in a similar situation you'll understand. My heart goes out to all the Ukrainians - those who escaped the tragedy of war and those who decided to stay and fight for their country. 🇺🇦
So glad he was able to return to his family. At least he’s honest with how he was treated and how he feels now! I can’t imagine going somewhere to work and then ending up in a bomb shelter!
EMDR treatment for PTSD. It will help! My son developed PTSD after being held up at gun point. He was in a hyper vigilant state which caused a mental health breakdown. I hope you get therapy asap and continue to use your platform to help your mother country. 🙏❤️
Every man on Ukraine fight for Ukraine except Maksim Chmerkovskiy was very stressed out to ride on train on his way to escape to Poland. I hope the whole world will calm him down. Keep watching his beautiful dance.
Watch me run. So brave, so brave.
oh, shot up. not everyone is a soldier.
Lmfao
@@mayroxy29 I don't expect him to be a soldier, but you.dont have to video yourself for a bit of spotlight. Call the press to catch your arrival at LAX. Book a GMA interview. Donate money like I did instead. So you "shot" up Karen.
The STARS make me sick…..telling other what to do…..you have to live with your decision while other commit their lives to fighting for your country. I cry for the brave women and men who will lose their lives. Hope you are comfortable with your star status. You certainly are not a role model for your country women and men
So True
💯 THIS!! He is a coward honestly he keeps saying he’s a big boy yeah big boy that ran away and took a space that could have taken another woman and child he’s gonna live with guilt forever!
@Alex Alex boo hoo___star status…..disgusting
💯 percent
he did the right thing. He is American citizen and should be with his own family. .
Americans are European. Send him home
@@thatdude3977 Karen here. Americans are from all over the World.
@@thatdude3977, unless you are native American...you can shut up...
@@thatdude3977 lmao. Good luck with that Argument.
@@thatdude3977 he was a Coward plain and simple. A lot of men in Ukraine have children and wives
By the way, as you read through these comments, say a prayer for all the "armchair heroes" who think that they have done anything constructive and have the right to feel superior to someone who has been spreading the truth and the visuals since day one this atrocity.
Well said preach! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Truth.
Every man on Ukraine fight for Ukraine except Maksim Chmerkovskiy was very stressed out to ride on train on his way to escape to Poland. I hope the whole world will calm him down. Keep watching his beautiful dance.
I got to admit he'll never live this down. Leaving and letting other Ukrainian men to fight. It's best he retire and live a low profile life from now on.
Right
They HAD NO CHOICE...DO YOU GET THAT?
@@anonymousanonymous-qx7mv the non Ukrainian volunteers had a choice and this Ukrainian dude ran lol
@@dand9106 hey..take your judging soul and vicious heart and wipe your you know whay with!.
@Alex Alex in a train filled with women children and elderly lol
Glad he made it home❤️
Maks, we love you and are very happy you could reunite with your family. It is understandable that you feel guilty and traumatized but you did the right thing❤️ We are keeping the people from Ukraine in our prayers.❤️
He should have just quietly came back to the USA but instead he did interviews immediately which just shows he wants attention!
🤔 I wasn't going to say it..yeah not a good look, now everyone will flip his narrative.
He was not a coward, he was trying to get back to his family. He showed what was really going on in his home country and the reality of war.
SERIOUSLY? I hope I never need you to watch my back. You are a coward too, I see.
Every man on Ukraine fight for Ukraine except Maksim Chmerkovskiy was very stressed out to ride on train on his way to escape to Poland. I hope the whole world will calm him down. Keep watching his beautiful dance.
He a coward XD
Nope. He’s a complete COWARD!
Mylene Caranay Stop spamming the comment section
Are all American citizens who have ties to Ukraine supposed to board a plane and go fight Russians? President Biden instructed Americans to leave Ukraine. So, so many people were praying for his safe return. How about a little, To God Be The Glory for His Divine Intervention. When God opens doors let’s remember to Thank Him. Welcome home Maks.
Amen! These people calling him a coward would be very unlikely to go pretty much be a martyr for a country they haven't lived in for decades. Yes, all Ukrainian men stayed to fight because they were FORCED to! I am so glad he got HOME safely.
He thought enough of Ukraine to extract a living there. Exploiting his ties to the country when it was convenient and beneficial. Once it wasn't, he was upset that he couldn't get out on a first-class flight and had to take the space on a train that could have gone to a family (minus a brave father).
@@pgarciaAP So, he loves dance and had been given an opportunity to judge a dance contest there and that is somehow exploitation? Really? You are seriously stretching it. That was not the only train that day. I saw footage from another person that left the city that day and there was room on the train. Do you actually know he took someone couldn't escape because of him? There were a lot of people staying at the train stations/subways not even trying to leave but trying to wait it out. He hasn't lived there since he was 14, yet you expect him to just jump in and fight like he's totally invested. It's so easy to judge from afar, isn't it?
@@nw6866 so his judging was free? He randomly was picked out of the world or chosen because of his Ukraine birth? His calling of TMZ to film his LAX arrival then his bookingnof GMA interview is a lot more telling of his character, in addition to his "escape".
He was already there.
“I’m not built for this”. That’s the most powerful statement. Because he’s saying he’s not a hero, he’s a coward. At least he admits it.
You may have done the same thing, so don't be too quick to judge...
No you’re the coward. And so Is every other person Judging him in this forum. You people are scolding him for a rule you just made up, and you’re not fooling anyone when you say you wouldn’t do the same thing in his shoes. You absolutely would. So unless you’re volunteering to go to Ukraine and fight the good fight you ain’t got a leg to stand on.
@@tab5470 You me, the person that joined the miltary at 17 DURING the ramp up to the first gulf war, would have left the country of my birth, while family members had no choice but to stay and fight, only to flee to a country not affected by the war waiged on my homeland? You obviously dont know who youre talking to.
@@antmagor I have , you ignorant twat, fought for my country. I would NOT, as an able bodied man, able to still hold my gun, flee the country of my birth, with women and children . WHILE MY FAMILY MEMBERS ARE DYING.
The ONLY reason why this is "allowed" and all of you brainless sheep are ok with this is because he is a "celebrity" . Im not like you... ive been to war. Ive kept YOU protected. YOU dont have a leg to stand on criticizing me . Now PISS off!
Great interview TJ. I'm so relieved to see Maks safe back home. I'm originally from Haiti and I was a kid during the Duvalier era and I understand every emotion he was sharing on social media. Love for one's country as a foreigner runs deep and the hardest part is leaving it and others behind because we have to. What he was talking about is survivor's guilt.
🌺 So glad you're safely back, Maks! Welcome home! 🌺
I am so happy that Maks got home safely, finally. Maks please take time for yourself.
You are aloud to.
I am so happy that you are home safely with your family
You should Never feel guilty or imbaressed, you are aloud to cry please don't think you can't
People calling him a coward or whiny, maybe true or not… who knows, but one thing is true. He was scared. That is no longer his home, he was there for work and did not intend on staying there forever by that I mean possibly being killed. Yes there is a high privilege here with his status in that country and being a celebrity but this shows that he was just as afraid and was one of the lucky ones to get out. He should be and I’m sure he is grateful to be back home in the US where he lives. People need to understand laws about men 18-60 not being able to leave and all of that…. What if they had the same Choice as him? The same privilege… the same US passport… do you think they’d stay??? We’d like to think they would, we hope they would but tell that to a wide eyed man who has everything to live for and is not ready to die. There is no shame in fear. There is no shame in admitting when you know you don’t have “the stuff to cut it” that’s ok. That’s where people who have those things step in to protect you and don’t shame you for being human. We all need to understand one another. If this war teaches us anything it’s that ignorance and selfishness will not get us anywhere. Get to know your neighbor, understand them, be kind to strangers….. open your mind. Don’t judge people who know their limits and need your help.
I was more annoyed that he Americans were warned to leave and he chose to stay, leaving when told simple as that. Glad he’s safe
There are Americans as privileged as him going towards Ukraine, he's a coward who took the spot of a woman or child on the train, he probably pushed people out of his way. Also, I bet if war had started in America instead, he would have stayed in Ukraine and left his wife and child to fend for themselves. He's a narcissist.
@@Ghost-un6oe I understand your point of view, but it's easy to throw stones. I'm sure he has enough guilt on his own conscience. But we must not condemn people who cannot stand in their own power. I hope you can find some sort of understanding as well.
@@nerium9306 Narcissist don't feel real guilt, he's just saying that now to save face. Where was his guilt when he was pushing aside women and children to get on a train knowing that they would have to stay at the train station in the cold hoping for another train. He's a stone cold coward.
@@gorgeouslyjen A lot of people there stayed and truly didn't think it was going to happen. I've watched interview after interview and that was the consensus. People stayed thinking it wouldn't come to the point it is now. It was like they were in this bubble. Lots of people were warned. They just didn't believe all the hype and then had to eat crow.
Ну хоть хорошо, что Макс рассказал о войне, а то некоторые делают вид, что ее нет, сидя в безопасных местах
TJ Holmes is a breath of fresh air on GMA first hour. He's not on everything and channel imaginable.
Is he doing a PR tour or something. He has been shown on every morning tv and pap news site. No shame. Using war to get press. I never heard about him before war. What a way to make a name for yourself. You will be forever remembered as coward not dancer Max.
What is with the weird laptop cuts?
I really pray he does not continue to carry that shame or guilt. No one can ever be sure what they would do in that moment.
I never would've taken space from children trying to escape.
All the people wishing him bad...shows more about their character than his...He had every right as an American to leave the country..so many coach potato heros following him around just destroying someone who chose to live! What ugliness this world possesses!
Good for him that he was able to come back. It’s a really difficult situation. He should not feel guilty or ashamed. I hope he can get help for Ukraine using the platform that he has.
Every man on Ukraine fight for Ukraine except Maksim Chmerkovskiy was very stressed out to ride on train on his way to escape to Poland. I hope the whole world will calm him down. Keep watching his beautiful dance.
He looks strong and healthy so how come he is speaking out but not fighting to save Ukraine. He could not even follow Ukraine curfew rules.
Anyone who has lost a loved one feels guilt-I could have I should have-plays over and over in your mind. He felt powerless over there because he was in fact powerless over there. Mila Kunis was born in Ukraine. You don’t see her leaving her husband and children in the US and going over there and learning how to use an AK-47. But sure she has guilt and great sadness too that she is powerless to change the situation. Guilt can last a lifetime for those with deep connections to the suffering and loss. The brothers, sisters, spouses or children of those who died in Vietnam- ask them if they’re over it or if they feel any guilt or regret.
Him and Mila are no comparison.
@@80bbygrl why not? Because she's a woman?
They donated millions thoigh. Did max contribute besides his Instagram accounts?
@@sudarov Ashton and Mila are at least 100 times more wealthy than he is , but exactly what he donated I don’t know. He says he’s going to Poland to work with the relief effort in the upcoming days.
I knew this was coming
I’m glad he came home safe!!! What an experience!!!
I cannot imagine what Max went through. I would have been a basket case 😱😰😨 Good to see ya this morning home. ❤
Does HaydenP have any access or custody of her child
Makes glad that you are back safely!
so if you feel guilty.... fix it and return to help your people. if not, accept that you took adv of us passport and left. you might just be a hero on the dance floor.
The idea that we have to feel bad about not wanting to be a soldier in war. These people aren’t toy soldiers. Not everyone is made for that.
I don’t see anyone who’s criticizing him pick up a gun and going to Ukraine to fight
Glad Max made it safely home.
Who took the picture on the train??????? 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🤪🤪🧐🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴
Too many judgy commenters!
Maks lived in the Ukraine from 0 to 14 and the USA from 14 to 42. That's 28 years as an American citizen. His parents specifically moved to get their family away from war. The brave Ukrainians are fighting to defend their friends and family but his friends and family are in the USA (obviously he still has some friends and family over there). He has the right to go home as any other nonresident. He's also right that his documentation of events as a semi-celebrity will probably be more helpful in getting awareness out to people who are being duped and lied to.
Maks, only you know what is best for your family and as long as you do that, I won't blame you.
Blessings to all affected by this damn invasion.
What im so appalled at is who took his pic and why the need to give it to this rag site?Decency isn't alive anymore?
If that ever happened in the US he would flee back to Ukraine and tell his heroic story of how he escaped. For some likes and attention matters more than country and pride. Slava Ukraini!
Why did he stay to fight? After all, he has moves!
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Now that's too real. I hope that he gets help because he will be traumatized for a long time. Good when a celebrity can bring focus to a serious reality.
He used his resources and connections to get a spot on a train meant for women and children, complained to his IG followers about how crowded the train was, called TMZ to photograph his "emotional reunion" with Peta at LAX, then went on TV first chance he got to talk about his feelings of "guilt." I'm glad he's safe, but please let's not celebrate him as a hero.
Yeah.. the interviews and cameras are a bit sickening.. next thing you know he's going to write a book.
I mean, I get it, but if you're going to go home like that, maybe stay a bit out of the spotlight and not glorify your horrible experience running away? *Shrug*
Anyway, Glad he's safe
Was anyone doing that though? Celebrating him as a hero?
Many of the comments are calling him a hero.
@@keepingitclassy443 what did he do that was heroic? I'm not bashing him either. I think he did what he felt he needed to do for him and his family. I don't know if he called the reporters..he seemed like he just wanted to get home..
@@portmoregirl I don't think he did anything heroic. I'm just seeing other comments calling him a hero and that doesn't sit well with me. He did what was best for him. That doesn't deserve the media attention he's trying to get, IMO.
Maks , You are human. It’s okay to feel sad . We are praying for your birth Country,. This is a massacre and we will continue to pray 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Just think of the woman or child that could have used that space to get out to save himself.
There is an emotional tail about wet paints of Chmerkoivsky.
Don’t feel embarrassed!!!! You’re an American citizen!!!!!
I'm soo glad that Maks, Peta & Shai are together again🙏
He doesn’t want to die. He lives a lavish life in California USA. He’s a male dancer lol of course he’s not ready for war.
I know Maksim feel guilty leaving Ukraine but he has a family here that was waiting on him hoping he get back safely
He is a Coward.
His home is in America, he wife and child are there, that's where his responsibility lies.
No problem taking Ukrainian money to perform but run the moment you must man up, u run.
Read mostly bad comments saying Maks was coward to take up space on train . But he did the right thing . He is American citizen and should be with his own family. Glad he made it. Look at Kiev today.
He did what was right for him. And before people judge him for him they should look up the couple who escaped Ukraine with their newborn with no mention of what happened to their surrogate who carried their baby for 9 months and I’m not even judging them because again they did what they had to do.
He was born and raised in the Ukraine...he's a disgrace to his homeland.
@@heatherdoute6218 are you happy now?
@@heatherdoute6218 No he is not.
No need to criticize.
He could have helped old women & children across the Irpin bridge & other non combat roles. Don’t celebrate him for being a coward.
big rescue #Ukraine My homepage has a 24-hour emergency call, please spread the word.
Huh?
1 BOUNTY, 1 MAN.
1 man's greed, 1 week, 1 million flee.
1 man driving 1 tractor towing 1 trophy tank.
1 BOUNTY, 1 MAN !
How does it feel leaving your Brothers to stay and fight for their country? Why didn't you stay and fight for your country? Alot of kids and men are not built to fight but are to save their country.
The US is Maks's country! He has lived here longer than he lived there. He left there as a young teen. His BROTHER actually lives here and is an American citizen like him. His family lives here and has for years. It is shameful that people are judging him -- you have no idea what you would do in that situation, but I know I would do what Maks did. He has multiple times said he felt guilty, but he really shouldn't. His wife and child, his life is here.
oh, shot up. not everyone is a soldier.
The STARS make me sick…..telling other what to do or condemning people…..turn and run like a rat
He should have stayed and fight russians with his killer dance moves
I have a HARD time respecting him now, seeing him use his fame to get on a train meant for CHILDREN and their mothers, to escape his HOME COUNTRY to get away... While no other men were allowed to leave, he Only Was because a guard recognized his face and allowed him to sneak on the train.
Sorry, but that is not manly at all.
And you are having a "hard time" Maks? What about all the men who didn't have the option to run? What about those who had NO HOME to run to? Hard to feel bad for you.
Max you will feel suriviors guilt for some time. That's part of the trauma. However Please Never Feel Ashamed. That should never enter your mind. Lots of Love🙏❤
God bless Max and I hope he gets help for his survivors remorse. He went back to care for his own family in America. He followed his heart and knew if he stayed he prob would not make it, as he said himself he is not built for war. It was wise and a huge blessing for him to leave Ukraine. God bless Ukraine.
I can see the pain in his face. And I appreciate just how honest and truthful he is vpbeing. I can't even imagine.
Why don’t you help first!
Bless you just had my Bible open to Luke 19:41-44 when Jesus wept, seeing what was going to happen, wanting to wrap them in His arms, May are Pray, for Ukraine and Russia, not stop, God Love is the greatest power of all 💔➕❤️
How will he ever be able to show his face back there again?
Such a hero and advocate while he was there and now. Glad he is safe.🙏🏻
My definition of hero is very different than yours !!!!!!!!
A hero for WHAT?????????
Lol what's so funny is that many dudes are like this privately. If you aren't conditioned to be war ready you're not gonna run out to the battlefield especially if you have something to lose. He's too much of a civilian.
I wonder if he feels guilty that he didn’t stay and fight it is his home after all.
What was his purpose there? To bring awareness to something that is on EVERY news outlet in the world? To show us that he is an American citizen and gets to leave the country and not have to fight? Such a waste of space.
Exactly my thoughts, it’s to do interviews and I bet you eventually a book. It just doesn’t look right, I’m glad he made it out safe but they warned Americans to get out before and he didn’t listen.
He was in the Ukraine for work and he's a dual citizen. Stop acting like a patriot when you have no idea what it's like to be in the midst of war.
He was at , the wrong place , at the wrong time, silly!!
To tell another human they are a waste of space simply because they are sharing their experience and how they got out of a country under attack is just disgusting. Since your such a more valuable human why don't you go over there and fight???
@@SimoneUmba he was there for work but decided to stay despite multiple warnings. He then spent the rest of his time hiding in a bunker and reposting videos on his Instagram and gaining followers and media attention. Then he fled on a train full of women and children. Have a seat
WHAT A TRUE UKRAINIAN PATRIOT💯🤣🤦♂️
This pics look like set up pics
Welcome Home. Please don’t be embarrassed, you are a human being and are entitled to your emotions.
He's home. IMO, nothing else should be asked of him!! He's in the position to fabricate what really went on while he was waiting to get out. Who took the picture of him cowering on the train?? And why?? Is this meant to be proof?? Like taking a seat on the lifeboat after the Titanic was sinking and making it to land. Then saying he feels guilty for taking a seat meant for a woman or child. I'm not saying that you should have stayed to fight but at least you could have given your "seat" to a woman or child. You stated that the authorities knew that you were American, so you would have definitely had gotten out. Maybe on a later train.
So glad Maks is back. He really informed alot of people about the nightmare of war in Ukraine.
Love you maks. Everyone is happy you’re home safe with your family. You have a big platform to use as your weapon. Multiple ways to stand with your country!
Yes, he can do much more good for Ukraine here using his platform. God willing.