# Ex-Pussy Riot activist Rita Flores says Russia’s FSB forced her to inform on Pavel Krisevich

https://mins.news/en/item/32331

- Meduza, 2026-08-25 21:55 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/26/ex-pussy-riot-activist-rita-flores-says-russia-s-fsb-forced-her-to-inform-on-performance-artist-pavel-krisevich-he-found-out-from-her-interview-and-wrote-to-tell-her-she-s-forgiven

> Former Pussy Riot member Rita Flores said the FSB recruited her in early 2023 by threatening her family and ordered her to gather information on artists and political activists, including performance artist Pavel Krisevich. Krisevich said he learned of her cooperation from her interview and wrote to say that he forgave her.

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