 Russian General Surovkin knew about Prigozin's rebellion plans. Russian General Sergei Surovkin, who was appointed in the Russian Federation as a mediator between the Ministry of Defense and Wagner, knew about the plans of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozin to commit a mutiny in Russia. The New York Times reported it. US officials who have reviewed US intelligence reports say Surovkin knew in advance about Prigozin's plan to rebel against the Russian military leadership. Officials said they are trying to find out whether General Surovkin helped plan Prigozin's actions. US officials also said there are signs that other Russian generals may also have supported Prigozin's attempt to change the leadership of the Defense Ministry by force. Current and former US officials said that Prigozin would not have launched the uprising if he was not confident that other high-ranking officials would come to his aid. The newspaper believes that if Surovkin was involved in these events, it would be the latest sign of infighting within the Russian military leadership. Putin must decide whether he believes Surovkin helped Prigozin and how he should respond. Officials said. Some former officials say Putin could decide to keep General Surovkin if his conclusion is that Surovkin knew something about Prigozin's plans but did not help him. Analysts have said that for now Putin seems intent on holding Prigozin solely responsible for the rebellion. Senior US officials have suggested that an alliance between General Surovkin and Prigozin may explain Prigozin's survival. The US officials said on condition of anonymity that removing Surovkin would be of benefit to Ukraine. They also suggested that there was collusion between some military officials and Prigozin because Prigozin's mercenaries almost reached Moscow with virtually no resistance. Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul said. There were just too many weird things that happened that, in my mind, suggest there was collusion that we have not figured out yet. Think of how easy it was to take rust off. There are armed guards everywhere in Russia and suddenly, there's no one around to do anything. He added. Independent experts, US and allied officials said that Prigozin seemed to believe that large parts of Russia's army would rally to his side as his convoy moved on Moscow.