He begged the Russian people to ignore the propaganda as the invasion began
"Everyone has their sources. I trust my sources. And no one saw this coming... not that no one saw this coming, but everyone was hoping that the finality of this situation would be averted, that there is not going to be this kind of aggression, these kind of aggressive measures."
He then made a direct appeal to the people of Russia, begging them to ignore the propaganda claiming Ukrainian people are their enemies. "I am uneasy, I am very scared. Words are... I don't know what words to use. But I do know at the very least I have a chance — I have a passport and I have a way out. A lot of people here do not. And it's f--king nonsense."
He also asked that people respect his family back in the US, and not bombard wife Peta Murgatroyd with messages. "I will never be the same," he wrote in his Instagram post."This is stressful and I'm getting old feelings back, like I've done this before. This does feel like the way it was when and why we left in the 90s. Like my old PTSD I've finally fixed is coming back."
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