The D Brief: ‘Peace plan’ pushback; Words vs. actions off Venezuela; Army’s most tech-forward division; CNO on shipbuilding; And a bit more.

President Trump’s plan for Ukraine’s future is falling flat on both sides of the Atlantic. His chief negotiator Steve Witkoff reportedly helped draft a 28-point plan with his Russian counterpart last month in Miami. No Ukrainians were present for those talks, according to Axios. But now Ukraine’s president is under pressure from Trump’s Army secretary to find a way forward—possibly as soon as this Thursday—using that plan as at least a start point to end Russi