Ex-Pussy Riot Member Says She Was Forced to Spy for Russia’s FSB

A former Pussy Riot member, Rita Flores, says Russia’s FSB forced her to work as an informant for nearly three years after threatening her family and her safety. She claims she was ordered to spy on activists and artists and help lure Pussy Riot figure Pyotr Verzilov into a suspected kidnapping plot before escaping Rus

Former Pussy Riot member escapes Russia after 3 years of forced work for FSB  The Kyiv Independent

Former Pussy Riot member Rita Flores (real name Margarita Konovalova) said she began cooperating with Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in 2023, helping the agency gather information on contemporary artists and political activists, including members of Pussy Riot.

Margarita Konovalova, also known as Rita Flores, says she was coerced into become an informant

Rita Flores said FSB officers coerced her into signing a cooperation agreement after threatening to kill her relatives and put her in prison.

A former member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot has admitted she collaborated with the FSB for three years