Two days after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance confronted Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, over plans for peace in a tense televised meeting, hundreds of Chicagoans gathered in front of Water Tower on Sunday afternoon in support of democracy in war-torn Eastern European country.
Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community march on North Michigan Avenue in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community march in the Loop in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a recent heated exchange with President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine’s war with Russia on March 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community attend a rally near North Michigan Avenue in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a recent heated exchange with President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine’s war with Russia on March 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community attend a rally near North Michigan Avenue in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a recent heated exchange with President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine’s war with Russia on March 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community march on North Michigan Avenue on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a recent heated exchange with President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine’s war with Russia. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, center, marches with Dr. Mariya Dmytriv-Kapeniak, right, while attending a rally with activists and members of the Ukrainian American community on North Michigan Avenue in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a recent heated exchange with President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine’s war with Russia on March 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community march on North Michigan Avenue in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a recent heated exchange with President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine’s war with Russia on March 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community attend a rally near North Michigan Avenue in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a recent heated exchange with President Donald Trump regarding Ukraine’s war with Russia on March 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community attend a rally near North Michigan Avenue on March 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community attend a rally near North Michigan Avenue in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Activists and members of the Ukrainian American community attend a rally in Daley Plaza after marching in the Loop in support of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)