The economic sanctions against Chelsea’s Russian owner and the spiralling refugee crisis are among the topics on the nation’s papers.
The i, Metro and The Times lead on comments from Foreign Secretary Liz Truss that Roman Abramovich has “blood on his hands”, while the Daily Mirror says the Chelsea owner is “blood brothers” with Vladimir Putin.
‘Blood on their hands’. Friday’s @theipaper front page #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #skypapers #abramovitch #ukraine pic.twitter.com/carUN8xrik
— Tim Alden (@timaldi) March 10, 2022
Tomorrow’s Paper Today ?
‘BLOOD ON HIS HANDS’
? Abramovich assets here are frozen as 7 Putin pals worth £15bn pay price ? Chaos at Chelsea FC as it too hit with wide-ranging sanctions#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/lk2x6YNLUp
— Metro (@MetroUK) March 10, 2022
Friday’s Times: ‘Blood on his hands’ #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/Vx6f5sPMbR
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) March 10, 2022
Tomorrow’s front page: Blood brothers #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/pB0UP362Vx pic.twitter.com/c2jqH3qe3I
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) March 10, 2022
The Sun says Chelsea could go into bankruptcy as a result of the sanctions, while the Daily Star compares the club’s worth with rising fuel prices.
On tomorrow’s front page: Chelsea could go bust in just 81 days if Abramovich doesn’t sell https://t.co/wUXlxG69K4 pic.twitter.com/JTTAGmoIdW
— The Sun (@TheSun) March 10, 2022
Tomorrow’s front page: Cost of living crisis, even for oligarchs #tomorrowspaperstoday
Read more: https://t.co/wEMlnKjbrA pic.twitter.com/iLN7qFjMIX
— Daily Star (@dailystar) March 10, 2022
British civilians will be asked to take refugees into their home as part of a new plan, according to The Daily Telegraph.
?️The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘British public to be asked to take in refugees’#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 10, 2022
The Financial Times says half of Ukraine’s economy is shut down, while The Guardian says the city of Mariupol has been plunged into “medieval conditions”.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 11 March https://t.co/CwPkGSYXs9 pic.twitter.com/zf8PzOgFbc
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 10, 2022
Guardian front page, Friday 11 March 2022: ‘Medieval conditions’ in a city under constant attack pic.twitter.com/A3HTl73k4h
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 10, 2022
The Daily Mail leads on the conflict’s refugee crisis ballooning into Europe’s biggest since the Second World War. The Independent adds criticism of the UK’s refugee intake.
Friday’s Daily Mail: Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since the war #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/fAFbJnKbp7
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) March 10, 2022
Friday’s Independent: Ukraine refugee U-turn ‘nowhere near enough’ #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/x2O4TRGRRj
— Helena Wilkinson (@BBCHelena) March 10, 2022
And the Daily Express says Mr Putin has threatened to take “revenge” on Western sanctions by driving up global food prices.
Tomorrow’s front page: Putin takes revenge on West #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/hvedXFAqH1
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) March 10, 2022
