Since Russia's invasion began in 2022, an estimated half-million Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war and at least 10,000 Ukrainians civilians have died in the conflagration.

This war seems to know no end. Vladimir Putin recently proposed a cease fire, if Ukraine gives up the eastern part of the country that Russia controls, about 20-percent of the nation. Ukraine’s president Volodymir Zelensky has called the proposal, absurd.

Joining me to discuss this horrific war and its tragic consequences is Carl Larson a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq. He volunteered and fought for four-and-one-half months on the front lines in eastern Ukraine as part of the International Legion of Ukraine. He is the Co-Founder and President of the Ukraine Defense Support Organization based in Seattle.