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Bethenny Frankel on Teaming Up With Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Raising $100 Million for Ukraine (Exclusive)

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Bethenny Frankel and Maksim Chmerkovskiy make an unstoppable pair. ET's Nischelle Turner spoke to Bethenny about her charitable work in Ukraine following Russia's invasion of the country, and the mogul wasn't shy about praising the pro dancer, who recently returned to Poland to help with refuge relief efforts.«He has been talking to a bunch of different people.

He wants to really sink his teeth in and have an impact,» she told ET. "… He's got the bug… He is seeing what's going on. He is seeing that he is making a difference and an impact, while it may not be raising money per say, it's raising awareness, which is the real value." «He will see how it makes a difference, getting involved, and being passionate about it, and how you just can't not do it,» Frankel added. «It's a great use of his time.

His wife [Peta Murgatroyd] is very supportive. It's great that we connected. I am proud for him to see what we have done in an extraordinarily short time.»Meanwhile, Chmerkovskiy, who left Ukraine in the '90s when it was part of the Soviet Union, told  that it was his «duty» to return to Poland.

He was in Ukraine when the invasion began and managed to flee to Poland via train.He made his way home to the U.S. and started charitable organization called Baranova 27, which is named after the address that he was born at in the Ukrainian city of Odesa.

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