"It's crazy expensive. It's getting even more expensive every day," says student Demi Saygili at a Washington, DC gas station, as the conflict in Ukraine has sent fuel prices soaring in the United States. Americans are now paying an average of $4.17 per gallon, a 72 cent increase in just one month and the highest price at the pump since the global economic downturn of 2008. "It's rough, but it's understandable, especially considering the current geopolitical climate that we're in," says driver Kyle as he fills up his tank. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES