Zelensky faces a backlash against his appointment of a judge accused of persecuting Euromaidan protesters.

Zelensky faces a backlash against his appointment of a judge accused of persecuting Euromaidan protesters.

Viktor Kitsyuk is one of the most high-profile judges accused of handing down illegal rulings against protesters during the 2013-2014 Euromaidan revolution, or Revolution of Honor, that ousted pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych.