In front of Chicago’s iconic Water Tower, hundreds gathered Sunday afternoon in thunderous support of democracy in war-torn Ukraine — two days after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance confronted the Eastern European nation’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, over plans for peace in a tense televised meeting.

More than 1,000 of people took to the streets of downtown Chicago Sunday afternoon to protest President Trump's actions in Ukraine.This follows the tense showdown last week between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office.

As the war in Ukraine rages on, Russians living in the U.S. have been protesting the conflict, including in Chicago.

Dozens of people gathered in front of the Wrigley Building in downtown Chicago on Saturday for a "Russia against Putin" rally.

Those at the rally, including Sen. Dick Durbin, denounced President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, with one Ukrainian Chicagoan calling the interaction "shocking.

The protest followed the tense showdown last week between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office. Andrew Ramos reports.

Ukrainian refugees, elected officials, and former politicians said supporting Ukraine against Russia is a matter of global stability, especially as the Trump administration begins talks on ending the conflict.