US officials are trying to find out whether Russian General Sergey Surovikin also helped Yevgeny Prigozhin to stage the rebellion, the NYT reported.
A senior Russian general knew about Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plans to stage an armed uprising, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing US intelligence.
US officials are trying to find out whether General Sergey Surovikin — dubbed « General Armageddon » by Russian media — also helped plan the rebellion, according to The Times.
The 36-hour military insurrection posed the most dramatic threat so far to President Vladimir Putin’s 23-year-long leadership, though it ended in retreat.
US officials said that Prigozhin would not have marched toward Moscow unless he believed that others would help him, The Times reported.
