CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Two groups marched and rallied in downtown Chicago Sunday over the war in Ukraine. Some called attention to Russian injustices, while others called out the role the United States has played in the war so far.
“Russia is a terrorist state,” members of the anti-Russia coalition chanted on Sunday.
The group comprised several hundred people who were waving Ukrainian flags and holding signs that said things like, “Russia kidnaps Ukrainian children.” They gathered at Water Tower Place and then marched down Michigan Avenue toward Millennium Park.
At the same time, a group opposing U.S. involvement in Ukraine — or at least, asking people to re-examine it — were demonstrating at the park.
Paul Street was among the anti-war protesters.
“We’re very concerned that this conflict — beyond all the death and destruction that’s already happened — has very real potential to take on a life of its own and spill over into a wider regional war and even a nuclear war.”
Those with the anti-war protest said they support Ukraine but want to see the U.S. stop what they described as “driving the world to the brink of nuclear war.”
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