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Russian Federation
Practice Relating to Rule 60. Improper Use of the United Nations Emblem or Uniform
Under the Russian Federation’s Military Manual (1990), improper use of international signals and flags is a prohibited method of warfare.
Russian Federation, Instructions on the Application of the Rules of International Humanitarian Law by the Armed Forces of the USSR, Appendix to Order of the USSR Defence Minister No. 75, 1990, § 5(c).
The Russian Federation’s Regulations on the Application of IHL (2001) states: “The prohibited methods of warfare include … making improper use of … the distinctive emblem of the United Nations, except as authorized by that Organization.”
Russian Federation, Regulations on the Application of International Humanitarian Law by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 8 August 2001, § 7.
The Regulations further provides: “When organizing and conducting cover and concealment of military objectives it is prohibited to make use of … the distinctive emblem of the United Nations.”
Russian Federation, Regulations on the Application of International Humanitarian Law by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 8 August 2001, § 137.
