Claim: The UK has sanctioned £258.8 billion of Russian bank assets, while the US has sanctioned £240 billion and the EU £38.8 billion.
Fact-check: Government has not backed up Russian sanction claims - Full Fact
Verdict: the foreign, commonwealth & development office has not explained how it has calculated these figures or detailed what they represent, so they cannot be verified, and it is unclear whether they are comparable.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2022-03-09T00:00:00