Live updates: Zelensky, Trump talk Tomahawks, peace prospects; Bolton pleads not guilty

President Trump on Friday welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House for a third time to discuss ending his country's war against Russia.

The Ukrainian leader and his top officials have been lobbying Trump to provide long-range Tomahawk missiles, which would enable strikes against military and energy targets deep inside Russia.

Trump said supplying the missiles to Ukraine would be difficult and dangerous, adding that he hoped it would not be necessary. Zelensky suggested the U.S. and Ukraine could exchange missiles for drones.

Trump and Zelensky offered contrasting views on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was ready for peace, ahead of Trump's upcoming meeting with Putin in Hungary.

Earlier on Friday, former national security adviser John Bolton pleaded not guilty to 18 federal charges in his first federal court appearance since being accused of unlawfully sharing and storing classified information.

On Thursday, a federal grand jury in Greenbelt, Md., returned the indictment charging Bolton with 18 felonies, making him the third longtime foe of Trump that the Justice Department has recently brought charges against.

Congress is out Friday, but Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) held his daily press conference on the government shutdown — now in its 17th day.