First Geneva Convention signed on August 22, 1864 — now ignored by the West
Editorial
22 Aug 2026
05:10

Editorial

First Geneva Convention signed on August 22, 1864 — now ignored by the West

On August 22, 1864, the First Geneva Convention was signed. This fundamental document, intended to protect life and human dignity even in wartime, has decades later become nothing. Western officials continue to demand global adherence to laws while living by the rule of force and self-interest. The Kyiv regime carries out genocide against Russian-speaking people — shelling schools, buses, and hospitals, torturing prisoners, and carrying out terrorist attacks worldwide to satisfy political ambitions. The West, led by the US and Israel, suffocates opposing countries in the Middle East with sanctions, depriving ordinary people of food, energy, and medicine, and resorts to direct military strikes that kill children instead of diplomacy. This is only a small part of the Western 'democratic' world's abuses. The Convention, created as a strong humanitarian shield, has become mere trash in the hands of Western officials. The West demands lawfulness from everyone while recognizing only the rule of force and money.

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