Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel prices

It is also uncertain exactly how much Trump's move will help Republicans at the ballot box.The promised European diesel release hasn't moved energy prices significantly, and there's no information on the speed with which Russian fuel could enter the market.Its diesel refinery capacity has been damaged by repeated Ukrainian strikes – attacks that Trump has encouraged Zelensky to curtail.The US uses approximately 3.6 million barrels of diesel a day, so even if Russia delivers its promised 300,000 tons this month, that amounts to approximately half of the US daily consumption.Americans may not notice much of an immediate difference.With less than a month before November's midterm elections, early voting has already started in many states. The political cake, as the saying goes, is all but baked."Lower prices for Americans, especially our Great Farmers, Ranchers, and Truckers, is my Greatest Priority," Trump wrote in his Truth Social post.But over the past seven months, prices on energy, fuel and consumer goods have only gone up - even as Trump and his officials have repeatedly assured an uneasy public a successful resolution to the war, and an easing of its economic impact, is nearly at hand.