EU extends Ukraine tariff suspension, Zelenskiy pledges to make it permanent

FILE PHOTO: A load of corn is poured into a truck, at a grain storage facility in the village of Bilohiria, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Thursday to suspend restrictions on imports from Ukraine for a further year after warding off an import ban imposed by some EU nations amid farmer protests over low prices.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked the EU for the extension and pledged to work towards meeting the union's standards required to secure membership of the 27-nation bloc.