UN Denies Its Staffers Were Told to Refer to Putin's War As 'Conflict' or 'Military Offensive,' Not 'Invasion' or 'War'

United Nations officials on Tuesday denied that instructions had been sent to staff globally not to use certain words with reference to President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine – specifically, the words” invasion” and “war” – and pointed to examples of senior U.N. leaders themselves using such terms.  Read