What's happened The reason for the poisoning of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Britain was a nerve agent, said the head of the counter-terrorism unit of the British police at a special briefing. As the main version, the investigation considers the connection of the poisoning with Russia, writes The Times and The Guardian. What do I get from this?

What's happened Aeroflot's low-cost airline, Pobeda Airlines, has announced a tender for the supply of equipment and software for creating a multimedia entertainment system on board ( drew Vedomosti attention to it). The airline intends to provide passengers with access to the Internet and its own entertainment platform on board. How much it will cost them is still unclear.

The ex-colonel of the GRU was poisoned Photo: pxher.com The reason for the poisoning of the former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Britain was a neuro-paralytic substance, reported by The Guardian. As the main version, the investigation considers the connection of poisoning with Russia. What kind of substance was used is still unknown, but medical and chemical tests show that it was a neuro-paralytic agent, writes The Guardian.

What's happened Two days before the meeting of Oleg Deripaska with Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko on a yacht in August 2016, the billionaire's personal plane flew to New York. Hours before his arrival, Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort met with his Ukrainian partner Konstantin Kilimnik in Manhattan, allegedly to discuss advice for Deripaska ahead of the US presidential election. Now Manafort is one of the main defendants in the case of Russian interference in the elections.

What's happened All new data from the investigation into the poisoning of the former GRU colonel and British spy Sergei Skripal will be promptly sent to the British government committee "Cobra" : it is collected only in cases of emergency, it includes ministers, representatives of the police and special services. British Home Secretary Amber Rudd will hold an emergency committee meeting today.

What's happened Rosneft asked Vladimir Putin to provide it with tax benefits worth 145 billion rubles. At the end of February, Igor Sechin's company became the only Russian large state-owned company whose rating was not upgraded by S&P, noting that Rosneft was too dependent on government support. Details Rosneft asked for benefits on February 8 and explained their need by a decrease in oil refining profitability due to a tax maneuver in force since 2015 (you can read about it here ).

Rosneft has just received 100 billion rubles from Vladimir Yevtushenkov. Now she needs money from the state Igor Sechin at a meeting of the commission on the development strategy of the fuel and energy complex in 2013. Photo: kremlin.ru/(cc by 4.0) Rosneft asked the state of tax benefits for 145 billion rubles.