Former Pussy Riot activist Rita Flores says she was forced to work for the FSB and assist in a friend's murder

Rita Flores, previously associated with the Pussy Riot collective, has publicly asserted that she was coerced into a three-and-a-half-year tenure with the Federal Security Service (FSB). According to her, the agency used her position to penetrate the Russian art scene, placing operatives among artists and activists. Flores further alleges that the FSB ordered her to take part in the killing of a close friend, implicating the service in a personal murder.

She detailed how the intelligence apparatus manipulates cultural networks to monitor and suppress dissent. The claims remain un. If true, the revelations suggest a deeper level of state involvement in targeting opposition figures within creative circles.