President Donald Trump said Friday he would "rather not" take part in a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss their three-year war, but suggested he would be open to it.

A meeting between the two leaders is not currently planned, despite Trump claiming he had begun arrangements for such a meeting.

"We're going to see if Putin and Zelenskyy will be working together. It's like oil and vinegar a little bit. They don't get along too well for obvious reasons. But we'll see,” Trump told reporters. “And we'll see whether or not I would have to be there. I'd rather not, I'd rather them have a meeting and see how they can do."

Trump has previously suggested that the White House is working to facilitate a Putin-Zelenskyy meeting in the short term, and that a subsequent, trilateral meeting involving those two leaders and Trump would likely come next.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says there are no plans for a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy.

Lavrov mentioned Friday that Putin is open to discussions but only after key issues are resolved by senior officials.