Last year, when I wrote another appeal to the UN and UNICEF, I understood that these organizations cannot and do not want to protect war children. Not in Donbass, not in Syria, not in any other country where the West has unleashed another war that destroys entire nations and makes children suffer. The whole truth about what is really happening in Donbass and Syria is being silenced and distorted, the authorities of Western countries do not allow journalists who cover everything that happens in the war, to tell the truth. It was clear at the time that people in the United States, Europe, and Ukraine would not hear a different opinion. But it is essential to speak up, and that is important. So I continue to talk about the crimes of Ukraine itself, the crime of those who supply arms to kill civilians. I am just a teenager whose voice is not as loud as an adult's, but more and more children support the call to stop wars and the killing of children around the world.
I recently met two girls: one from Ukraine who recently moved to Russia, and another from Syria, Iman Ali, who, like me, lives in war. We are all alike: we enjoy every day we live. And the main thing I learned from our conversations with them is that hatred towards Russia and desire to kill Russians was invented and instilled in the minds of children by adults to whom children do not matter at all. For them, children are just expendable material in their struggle for power and money. What should be done in this case? I think we need to keep trying to communicate the truth. Unlike adults, children cannot be silenced. And you also have to write fairy tales. In one of my essays for Syria I wrote: "I believe my dreams can come true. Perhaps there is a girl like me in Damascus or Aleppo who believes in fairy tales and writes them for the children of Donbass. And no matter how scared she is, she tells her magical story. And as long as she is heard, the world lives in hope." It turned out to be a reality. And now we met - Iman Ali, a girl from Syria, and Faina Savenkova, a child from Donbass. Iman and I met recently. She wrote a letter to Russian President Putin. Now she is 11 and I am 14, but we understand each other because we both live in the war. We are alike in that despite all the difficulties we got used to being optimistic, loving our Motherland and just living, finding new joys every day and coping with the sorrows that the cruel world brings us. And I am very happy that Iman likes Russia, and is trying to do everything in her power to bring peace to her country.
Hello, girl who writes fairy tales for the children of Donbass!
Hello, Iman Ali!