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US envoy Keith Kellogg assures that a peace agreement for Ukraine is "very close", while China and Russia reported on their third joint anti-missile defense exercise on Russian territory, Moscow claims to have shot down 83 Ukrainian drones in a single night and a new Russian attack against the industrial city of Kremenchuk left several neighborhoods without water and electricity, according to its mayor.
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This minute by minute of December 7 is over. Below is the most relevant information from that day related to the war in Ukraine:
Switzerland sees a decisive role for the OSCE in a ceasefire in the Ukraine war
Switzerland's Foreign Minister, in an interview published this Sunday, stated that the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) could play an important role in overseeing a ceasefire in Russia's war in Ukraine.
Switzerland will chair the OSCE in 2026 and Minister Ignazio Cassis said Bern wants to focus on confidence-building measures and preparing a possible truce deal between Moscow and kyiv.
"There are already concrete considerations in this regard: the organization is capable of deploying several dozen people in a very short time. The OSCE could observe the ceasefire, monitor the cessation of hostilities line, supervise elections, and more," Cassis told the newspaper SonntagsBlick.
Ushakov: Moscow wants 'serious and radical' changes to US documents
The Kremlin's top foreign policy advisor, Yuri Ushakov, told Russian media that the United States would have to “make serious, I would say radical, changes to its documents” on Ukraine, but did not specify what modifications Moscow demands.
On the table are “territorial problems”, the shorthand used by the Kremlin to refer to its claims over the entire Donbass, although Ukraine still controls at least 5,000 km² of the area.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said handing over the rest of Donetsk would be illegal without a referendum and would allow Russia to launch deeper offensives into Ukrainian territory in the future.
Russia currently controls 19.2% of Ukrainian territory, including Crimea, annexed in 2014, the entire Luhansk region, more than 80% of Donetsk, about 75% of Kherson and Zaporizhia, and small swaths of Kharkiv, Sumi, Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk.
Kellogg: only Donbass and Zaporizhia block a peace pact in Ukraine
The United States envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, assured that negotiations for a peace agreement in the Ukraine war are entering their final phase and that only two important issues remain to be resolved: the status of the eastern Donbass region and the future of the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, controlled by Russia.
Speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum, Kellogg, who will leave office in January, stressed that if a compromise is reached on the two points mentioned above, the rest of the agreement could be closed "pretty well."
File image of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shaking hands with US Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg during their meeting, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in kyiv, Ukraine, on July 14, 2025. Photo by the Ukrainian Press Office/Via Reuters.
China and Russia carry out their third joint anti-missile exercise in Russian territory
China announces that it carried out a new joint missile defense exercise with Russia on Russian territory, the third of its kind between both countries. The Chinese Ministry of Defense stressed that the maneuvers were not directed against any third actor nor did they respond to a specific international situation.
Beijing and Moscow held talks on missile defense and strategic stability in November, and had conducted artillery and anti-submarine exercises in the Sea of Japan in August. Since signing a strategic partnership of “unlimited cooperation” in 2022, shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both countries have committed to regularly organizing joint military exercises to refine coordination between their armed forces.
Russia claims to have shot down 83 Ukrainian drones in one night
Russia assured that its air defense systems shot down 83 Ukrainian drones launched overnight over several regions in the south and center of the country, as well as over the Crimean peninsula, occupied and annexed by Moscow.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the balance was updated from 77 to 83 devices destroyed in two statements broadcast on Telegram. In the Rostov region, near the border with Ukraine, an electricity pole was damaged and about 250 residents were left without power, although local authorities said there were no injuries.
Russian attack on Kremenchuk leaves city without water or electricity, according to mayor
The mayor of Kremenchuk, Vitalii Maletskyi, reported that a combined Russian airstrike against infrastructure in this city in central Ukraine left several neighborhoods without electricity and water.
Kremenchuk, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, is a major industrial hub on the banks of the Dnieper River and home to one of the country's largest refineries, and has been the target of several bombings since the start of the war, including the 2022 missile attack on a crowded shopping center that left at least 21 dead.
Local authorities continue to assess the damage and work to restore electricity, water and heat. In an image released by the mayor, a large fire is seen engulfing industrial facilities during the night.
Welcome to the coverage of the most relevant events of December 7 related to the war in Ukraine.
With EFE, AFP, AP, Reuters and local media
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