A decade after Russia annexed the strategically located Crimean Peninsula amid nationwide unrest in Ukraine, Moscow's top envoy in Washington has told Newsweek that defeat was inevitable for the neighboring country as it continued to count on Western support throughout the course of a two-year war between the two nations. "We are confident that the goals of the special military operation will be achieved and will allow us to put an end to the years-long war against its own people by Kiev junta," Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said in remarks shared with Newsweek. "It is time for ordinary Ukrainians to...