Former Pussy Riot member escapes Russia after 3 years of forced work for FSB
- Former Pussy Riot member Rita Flores was forcibly recruited by Russia's Security Service (FSB) as an intelligence asset for three years before she was able to escape Russia, she said in an interview with Port Media on Aug.
- According to Flores, whose real name is Margarita Konovalova, the FSB recruited her in 2023 after conducting searches of her apartment.
- "They began recruiting me, threatening me in every possible way, humiliating me, saying some very unpleasant things, threatening to kill my family and telling me that I would never in my life be able to prove who killed my mother," Flores
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- Former Pussy Riot member Rita Flores was forcibly recruited by Russia's Security Service (FSB) as an intelligence asset for three years before she was able to escape Russia, she said in an interview with Port Media on Aug.
- According to Flores, whose real name is Margarita Konovalova, the FSB recruited her in 2023 after conducting searches of her apartment.
- "They began recruiting me, threatening me in every possible way, humiliating me, saying some very unpleasant things, threatening to kill my family and telling me that I would never in my life be able to prove who killed my mother," Flores
Sources: Kyiv Independent