evidence: The United Nations denied to Forbes that it had barred staff from referring to Russia’s attack on Ukraine as a "war" or "invasion" and banned them from posting the Ukrainian flag on social media, after the Irish Times reported that an internal email had directed staff to take those steps to remain impartial online and avoid "reputational risk." The UN communications department sent an email to staff Monday instructing them to describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a "conflict" or "military offensive" instead of a war, and to not use the Ukrainian flag on either personal or official websites or social media profiles, according to the Irish Times, which said the issue had been flagged by "senior officials." [...] United Nations bans staff from using ‘war’ or ‘invasion’ regarding Ukraine (The Irish Times)