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U.S. envoys met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for over three hours to discuss a potential deal aimed at ending the nearly four-year war in Ukraine. Trump confidants Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, along with newly-appointed Board of Peace senior advisor Josh Greunbaum, met with Putin at midnight Thursday as the World Economic Forum in Davos comes to a close. A video clip shared by the Kremlin on Telegram showed Putin, joined by his foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, and special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, shaking hands with the envoys prior to the meeting. The group discussed the 20-point peace plan to end the Russian invasion, which has been held up due to key disagreements on Russian demands for land in Eastern Ukraine, much of which Ukraine has successfully defended at this point in the war. The outcome of the meeting was unclear in the immediate aftermath of the talks, which were held shortly after President Trump said a deal was “reasonably close” and Witkoff said a deal hinged on one last issue, according to Reuters. Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hours earlier at Davos, describing the conversation as “good” to reporters aboard Air Force One. “We’re discussing things that have been discussed for six or seven months, and he [Zelensky] came, and he said he wants to make a deal because I wasn’t necessarily sure. I think he should want to make a deal,” Trump said. “President Putin would like to make a deal. I think that President Zelensky would like to make a deal.” .@POTUS on his meeting with President Zelensky in Davos: “We’re discussing things that have been discussed for six or seven months and he came and he said he wants to make a deal because I wasn’t necessarily sure. I think he should want to make a deal.” pic.twitter.com/89LxjlmJTs — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 23, 2026 Zelensky blasted European leaders during his Davos speech on Thursday for what he called their inaction against Putin. “Europe loves to discuss the future, but avoids taking action today,” Zelensky said. “Where is the line of leaders who are ready to act?”

Chinese tech giant ByteDance has reached a deal over ownership of TikTok for the social media platform to stay active in the United States. TikTok announced the deal on Thursday evening after a six-year campaign to ban the app under Chinese ownership from the United States. Congress passed legislation over a year ago that could have spelled the end of TikTok in the United States, but President Donald Trump postponed the ban from going into effect beyond the bill’s stated grace period to reach a deal. Since 2019, a conglomeration of people and entities have sought legal action against TikTok, while a bipartisan group of lawmakers has sought an outright ban over concerns that the platform was being used by China to steal from and spy on Americans. The effort to ban TikTok was resisted by social media influencers who have used the platform to further their careers, as well as Trump, who prioritized negotiating with ByteDance to sell off the platform to allow it to continue to operate in the United States. Under the terms of the deal, a new U.S. version of the app will be created, which will be 80% owned by international investors. TikTok’s Thursday statement listed the new group of international owners. The largest owners outside of ByteDance itself are the software giant Oracle, the Emirati investment firm MGX, and U.S.-based investment firm Silver Lake. ByteDance will retain 19.9% ownership of the U.S. version of the platform while the other big three will each have 15%. “Completing the full consortium of investors are: Dell Family Office, the investment firm of Michael Dell, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies; Vastmere Strategic Investments, LLC, an affiliate of Susquehanna International Group, LLP; Alpha Wave Partners; Revolution; Merritt Way, LLC controlled and managed by partners of Dragoneer; Via Nova, an affiliate of General Atlantic; Virgo LI, Inc., investment arm of a foundation established by Yuri and Julia Milner in support of science; and NJJ Capital, the family office of Xavier Niel, a French entrepreneur and pioneer in telecommunications,” the statement from TikTok explained. Oracle will become the manager of all U.S. user data on the platform. “TikTok USDS Joint Venture’s mandate is to secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm through comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity measures. It will safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem through robust trust and safety policies and content moderation while ensuring continuous accountability through transparency reporting and third-party certifications,” the announcement stated.

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The wife of the judge who refused to accept charges against Don Lemon for disrupting a church service is herself an assistant attorney general working for AG Keith Ellison.Three alleged participants in the anti-ICE protest at a Saint Paul church were charged on Thursday, according to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.'We will protect our pastors. We will protect our churches. We will protect Americans of faith.' While many believed the former CNN anchor would also face charges over his participation in the protest, sources told various news outlets that a magistrate refused to sign off on the charges.The magistrate was later identified as Judge Douglas Micko, whose wife, Caitlin Micko, works in Ellison's office, according to some reports.Lemon has claimed to have acted as a journalist when he joined the protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They targeted the Cities Church because a senior pastor at the church has been reportedly identified as the leader of an ICE office.Activist attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong said the pastor's ICE role posed a "fundamental moral conflict" with his church role."You cannot lead a congregation while directing an agency whose actions have cost lives and inflicted fear in our communities," Armstrong said. "When officials protect armed agents, repeatedly refuse meaningful investigation into killings like Renee Good's, and signal they may pursue peaceful protesters and journalists, that is not justice — it is intimidation."The administration may pursue other alternatives to seek Lemon's prosecution.One source said that Attorney General Pam Bondi was "enraged at the magistrate judge's decision."Lemon's attorney, Abbe Lowell, released a statement defending his actions."The magistrate's reported actions confirm the nature of Don's First Amendment protected work this weekend in Minnesota as a reporter,” he said, according to Politico. "It was no different than what he has done for more than 30 years, reporting and covering newsworthy events on the ground and engaging in constitutionally protected activity as a journalist."A Blaze News request for comment from Ellison's office was not immediately answered.RELATED: Don Lemon nailed with fierce backlash for 'trans' slur against Megyn Kelly Bondi excoriated the protest at the church in a post on social media."Religious freedom is the bedrock of this country," she wrote. "We will protect our pastors. We will protect our churches. We will protect Americans of faith."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!