Rita Flores claims FSB coerced her into spying and assassination plot

Rita Flores FSB Pussy Riot Pyotr Verzilov intelligence coercion

Former Pussy Riot activist Rita Flores has revealed that she was coerced into working as an informant for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). Flores claims the recruitment began in February 2023 following a raid on her Moscow apartment, where FSB agents allegedly threatened her with criminal charges related to her social media posts about Russian war crimes in Ukraine and threatened her family.

Operating under the code name ‘Harley,’ Flores states she was tasked with monitoring and profiling political dissidents and artists, including Maria Alyokhina and Pavel Krisevich. She reported receiving monthly payments of 50,000 rubles between early 2024 and June 2024, following an initial payment of 30,000 rubles.

Flores alleges she attempted to sabotage her assignments by feigning personal conflicts with targets to delay intelligence gathering. She further claims the FSB proposed a high-stakes mission in which she was to lure former Pussy Riot member and Mediazona editor Pyotr Verzilov to a cafe in Serbia, where agents allegedly planned to kidnap and kill him. Flores stated she refused the 3-million-ruble offer to participate in the plot and subsequently fled Russia.

Entities

FSB · Mediazona · Pussy Riot · Pyotr Verzilov · Rita Flores · Serbia

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 3 SOURCES] Flores received monthly payments of 50,000 rubles from early 2024 until June 2024. sondakikakibris.com · fakti.bg · www.haber7.com
[● 4 SOURCES] Flores claims she attempted to sabotage her intelligence missions by feigning conflicts with targets. sondakikakibris.com · telegraph.md · fakti.bg · www.haber7.com
[● 3 SOURCES] Flores was tasked with collecting information on artists and political activists, including Maria Alyokhina and Pavel Krisevich. sondakikakibris.com · fakti.bg · www.haber7.com
[● 4 SOURCES] The FSB allegedly threatened Flores with criminal prosecution and harm to her family following a raid on her home in February 2023. sondakikakibris.com · telegraph.md · fakti.bg · www.haber7.com
[● 4 SOURCES] The FSB allegedly offered Flores 3 million rubles to lure Pyotr Verzilov to Serbia for kidnapping and assassination. sondakikakibris.com · telegraph.md · fakti.bg · www.haber7.com
[● 4 SOURCES] Former Pussy Riot activist Rita Flores claims she was coerced by the FSB into acting as an informant. sondakikakibris.com · telegraph.md · fakti.bg · www.haber7.com
[● 4 SOURCES] Flores was assigned the code name ‘Harley’ by the FSB. sondakikakibris.com · telegraph.md · fakti.bg · www.haber7.com

Sources

Dünyaca ünlü şarkıcı meğer Rus ajanıymış! [sondakikakibris.com]

about 3 hours ago

O fostă activistă Pussy Riot susține că a fost recrutată de FSB și obligată să spioneze [telegraph.md]

1 day ago

Таен сътрудник на Кремъл! Бивша участничка в Pussy Riot разкри, че е била принудена да работи за ФСБ [fakti.bg]

2 days ago

Dünyaca ünlü şarkıcı meğer Rus ajanıymış: Sırbistan'daki suikast girişiminde adı geçiyor [www.haber7.com]

1 day ago