evidence: The United Nations has denied claims that it has banned staff from using the words "war" or "invasion" to describe the conflict in Ukraine. [...] "It is simply not the case that staff have been instructed not to use words like 'war' and 'invasion' to describe the situation," Fleming said. [...] The Irish Times has reiterated that it has seen evidence that UN staff were instructed to avoid using the words "war" or "invasion".