Today’s news summary – Paper Talk

Roman Abramovich sanctioned

As the Russian assault on Ukraine continues, the lead story on many of the Friday front pages is the UK government’s decision to sanction Chelsea FC’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich over his links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The Times reports that the UK has become the first country to sanction Mr Abramovich, with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss accusing him of having “blood on his hands”.

The Daily Express says Vladimir Putin hit back at the West’s crippling sanctions on Thursday by threatening to send global food prices soaring and imposing his own export bans.

Half of the Ukrainian economy has been shut down and infrastructure worth $100bn (£76bn) has been destroyed by the Russian invasion, reports the Financial Times.

“Skintski” is The Sun’s take on the Roman Abramovich story. It says Chelsea Football Club is facing going bust after its owner was hit by sanctions.

Relentless shelling by Russian forces is leaving a trail of utter devastation on the streets of Mariupol, The Guardian writes.

Priti Patel’s changes to the UK’s scheme to welcome Ukrainian refugees do not go “anywhere near far enough“, The Independent says.

The Daily Mirror describes Mr Abramovich and Russian President Vladimir Putin as “Blood Brothers”.

The Metro says Roman Abramovich has “blood on his hands” after the Chelsea owner was slapped with sanctions by the government.

Daily Star jokes that the price of petrol has risen so much a full tank might soon be worth as much as Chelsea and that the “cost of living crisis” is now affecting oligarchs too.