U.S. Weighs Suspending Tariffs on Ukrainian Steel Imports

  • Mostly symbolic U.S. consideration follows EU proposal
  • NSC spokeswoman says no decision has been made on tariffs

A coke plant worker tends to a battery oven at a steel plant in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine in 2019. 

Photographer: Vincent Mundy/Bloomberg
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The Biden administration is considering suspending tariffs on Ukrainian steel imports, people familiar with the matter said, a mostly symbolic show of support for the war-torn nation.

The move to suspend the duties is not imminent and President Joe Biden hasn’t been presented with the proposal, the people said.