Ex-Pussy Riot Member Says She Was Forced to Spy for Russia’s FSB
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Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- Novinky (Czechia)14:22first to report
Bývalá členka skupiny Pussy Riot Rita Floresová přiznala, že tři roky spolupracovala s ruskou Federální službou bezpečnosti (FSB), která se ji měla pokusit využít k únosu člena Pussy Riot Pjotra Verzilova. Informovala o tom Novaja Gazeta, podle níž ji FSB naverbovala v roce 2023.
Tue, 25 August 2026
3 reports- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)14:00
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 Russia.
- iDNES (Czechia)18:28
Bývalá členka skupiny Pussy Riot Rita Floresová uvedla, že ji ruská tajná služba FSB donutila spolupracovat jako informátorku. Floresová popsala, že shromažďovala informace o odpůrcích války a ocitla se také uprostřed příprav neúspěšného atentátu na kritika Kremlu.
- artnews.com20:00
Rita Flores, whose real name is Margarita Konovalova, says she was recruited to help spy on the Kremlin’s critics
Wed, 26 August 2026
1 report- hyperallergic.com19:11
Margarita Konovalova, who performed in the collective under the alias Rita Flores, fled Russia earlier this month with the help of her lawyer.
Sun, 30 August 2026
1 report- Nacional (Croatia)13:45
Članica feminističke umjetničke skupine i punk benda Pussy Riot Rita Flores i Federalna služba sigurnosti Rusije (FSB) poznaju se već dugo. Zbog svojih provokativnih akcija umjetnica, čije je pravo ime Margarita Konovalova, više je puta bila uhićena i saslušavana. Policija joj je u više navrata pretraživala stan i upućivala joj prijetnje. Ovog ponedjeljka, 24. kolovoza, […]