Youre watching our to international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. The russian president s annual q. And a session has wrapped up at the Moscow World Trade Center spanning well over 4 hours this year a report in fielded questions on both domestic and International Issues with the latest doping scandal and the impeachment proceedings against donald trump among the topics raised. Has more. Why does it rise to hear the essential i mentioned it is to the russian constitution that something the president who is talking about quite often well this time he did and even said that it could be a good idea to make changes to such images which should make sure that it allows all the nice employees eventually terms well why such a big deal this was a long a reason for a public debate in russia actually since the year 2012 when Vladimir Putin was reelected for his 3rd term after a break when the president of russia was Dmitri Medvedev and heres what mr putin said about that in particular. What could be done is to cancel the 2 in a row amendment we have 2 terms in a row ules truly served 2 terms then resigned and had the constitutional right to return to the presidency because it was not 2 to lose in a row the amendment confuses some of our political scientists and public figures so we could be counselled she. Was even asking what he believes could become his successor in a few years well we didnt get any answer to that although mr putin did hint that he believes that a woman could become the president of russia at some point most of the reporters in that massive hole were from russias regions which explains why a lot of questions were on domestic issues from the pension reform in russia to issues with medicine and so on and so forth but let me move on to something thats probably more interesting for an International Audience that is the impeachment proceedings in the u. S. Well a lot of our poll did say that he believes attempts to knock down donald trump wont succeed and also went on to say that he believes that the reasons for all these impeachment proceedings were actually invented its just a continuation of political infighting one party that lost the elections the Democratic Party is working for results through other methods accusing trump of collusion with russia then its discovered that there was no clues in that cant be the basis for impeachment now theyve come up with pressure on ukraine i dont know whats there your representatives have a better idea. But the russian president did get a question from the b. B. C. And it was well the usual about russias alleged attempts to interfere and elections and politics altogether and other countries well heres what mr putin said. Adding interference or not interference many times officials and their representatives from various countries including the u. K. Made assessments about whats happening in russia mr putin believes that this doesnt count as interference and said that russia reserves the right to do the same in the opposite direction either part of the very same question from the british media was Prime Minister of course Johnson Carson only holds one sad some very harsh words to say about mr putin well this was the russian president s response this time it was. As for statements from certain people various political figures about russia about me as the head of the country ive been used to treating this accordingly but i know what the interests of my country own and that it doesnt matter at all what anyone else says there is absolutely no value in comparing what they say with the fundamentalists which russia is interested in solving congratulations to Boris Johnson nevertheless he turned out to be the winner he understood the mood of the british People Better when sure that his political influence but if you can. But on to the latest tensions between berlin and moscow that have to do with the murder of a Georgian National in germany with a terrorist background while germany believes that russia is somehow involved in it even led to 2 Russian Diplomats being expelled from berlin while of lot of our putin denied any involvement and also went on to remind the audience again of the terrorist background and all the brutal things that this man was previously involved in. But he used it upset in the can he was a criminal and a killer in one attack alone in the caucuses he killed 98 people in other countries they hold mornings there are many days where there are less victims and this is far from the full list of his evil actions and we raised this question multiple times in syria we see what is going on in the camps and jails where i still fight is being killed people from central asia russia in 2nd place but there are also many people from western europe from from from germany we see that these people terrorists move freely into european capitals so 1st questions about pressure on the Russian Media and European Countries in particular in a stone age where there are some real issues with the Russian Sputnik News Agency the Staff Members of that news agency said that they were being pressured into leaving this particular outlet if they want to continue working in that country which a lot of our putin in response referred to as a real disgrace. What you do a lot all sorts of attempts to still pure activity can go unnoticed im very surprised because russia is always accused of all evils including pressure on independent media and they do the same that they accuse us of this is cynical government measures such as restrictions cant work because you will hold those who want to spoke to school between our countries we cant allow it you must try to work in those countries that are scared of your information. Another grant of a lot of our Program Press conference is done and dusted for more of what he had to say you can also check out our website and social media pages. U. S. Tech giants among them Apple Microsoft and google are facing a lawsuit from Numerous Companies parents and children human Rights Groups accuse the companies of being complicit in the deaths of children who are working in cobalt mines and the Company Supply chains cobalt is in high demand as its widely used and batteries for devices such as smart phones here are some of the testimonies from children who for legal reasons have all been given the same name warning you may find some of the upcoming images upsetting the chamber ceiling collapsed on people in a coal mine john doe fife was one of only 2 survivors john doe 3 was living in the mine area on his motorbike loaded with 3 bags of cobbled he was hit by a large cobbled transport truck and his leg was amputated after 2 weeks of working john doe well never was severely injured he was 14 years old when he was crushed in the mine the families and injured children are seeking compensation for forced labor negligence and Emotional Distress some also claim they suffered serious injuries while crawling through tunnels and carrying heavy loads r. T. Is Saskia Taylor has more. How far would you go to make your fortune hire a child a child kill a child these are the questions the worlds most famous tech giants will be in court as part of the Landmark Legal case thats off to a Human Rights Organization allege that complicit in the injury and deaths of hundreds if not thousands of children in the democratic republic of congo all to feed the wild insatiable appetite for the very nature gadgets defendants ample google will microsoft tesla are knowingly benefiting from and aiding and abetting the cruel and brutal use of Young Children and democratic republic of congo to mine called the Young Children are not merely being forced to work full time extremely dangerous mining jobs at the expense of their educations and futures theyre being regularly mean been killed by tunnel collapses and other known hazards common to call gold mining in the d. R. See the case has been brought forward on behalf of 14 congolese families 6 of whom have lost children walking and mines the document makes 5 harrowing ranting with stories of broken spines paralysis and people buried alive and collapsed tunnels children as young as 6 forced to walk up to 24 hour shifts using tools the Human Rights Group brandts as from the stone age many of these children while also trafficked. And while the latest i phone retells around 1000. 00 these children were being paid as little as 2 for that troubles if they survive the watching day ive never encountered or documented more severe a similar. In the elocution of income between the top of the supply chain and the bottom its dad disconnect that makes this perhaps the worst injustice of slavery and Child Exploitation that ive seen in my 2 decades research what could be watch these lives through cobol apparently a metal that is essential to those in lithium batteries found in every smart phone every laptop every electric car and as the tech boom continues to monta has sought the d. L. C. As one of the poorest countries in the world but also a mineral gold mine has been only too willing to power at this for a shift market it produces around 60 percent of the wallets coble supply mining the thought of it by hand now some of those giant corporations which signed a contract with these Mining Companies say they had no idea what was going on those people in Silicon Valley cant be big readers than because this has been news before further the horrors of the plight of these children has been widely reported in the media defendants all have knowledge of the forced labor dangerous conditions and extremely low p. Provided to child coble minors then you have reports like the one by Amnesty International packed in 2016 which documented how child cobalt minors were over exposed to hazardous chemicals while walking with no protective gear and basic hand tools apples promise a year later its not use mines that didnt provide professional quit meant must have gotten lost in translation even worse than just standing idly by though pretending you are all the good guy indeed taking a major peach from the corporate cover of god defendants apple alphabet dell and microsoft have joined in support of modal Mining Program cindy or seek to create the false impression that they have acted to prevent the known horrors of kobold mining in the deer sea by children but when you are raking in hundreds of billions every year what are a couple of lives over 9000 miles away from you though of course as though have you believe they really do care people should have values. Companies are nothing more than a collection of people and so by extension all companies should have values you know apple has always been at the core about changing the world its no coincidence that a company dedicated to free flow of information was founded right here in the us as an American Company we cherish the values and freedoms that have allowed us to grow and serve so many users we always knew that we were losing our money how was of our life and our Eyesight Technology but how could we know it was costing lives too. We asked the companies in question for comment they said reports of misconduct are always investigated with appropriate action taken they also told us that they are committed to being responsible when sourcing materials but we also heard from a journalist and the d r c the claims that Companies Know exactly what theyre doing. This system is not good in congo and they are taking profits from this of course they nor. Do most of the mining the mine coming from the cobalt or gold or any kind of minerals from the instant they nor the government is less territory or tribute directly to the death of 100 millions of people walking illegally kids walking illegally in the mine on 100 percent i think 80 percent of those minerals coming from illegal way in a very difficult area we cant even call it the Blood Minerals and they have a direct responsibility on those blood minute was because the i dont want to buy and they were using it but you know we do which could be sure those mining mine is extracted from the us that is the place where we are talking about these people directly from the big companies. A school in the u. K. Has found itself in the headlines after 12 year old pupils were asked to imagine they were the parents of a victim of the 2017 Manchester Arena terror attack they were then asked to write an essay for homework responding to the viewpoint that all terrorists should be forgiven some parents were outraged i think this assignment is absolutely disgusting for all sorts of Different Reasons it seems to me to be brainwashing begins i have not let my daughter attend school today until i can find out more about what the school is teaching now with children. The school has since apologized and cancelled the assignment we discussed the issues raised with political commentator and new York Observer columnist under walker and chief executive of the Ramadan Foundation u. K. Hard to fake. For a victims family to be able to have the compassion to forgive is a very personal decision but to try to change the narrative somehow the altera should be forgiven i actually think its really dangerous the idea that terrorists can be rehabilitated is often not true and i think what i would have told her diaper the teacher in our school is asked pops the pupils to write a letter to parents to better understand the impacts of terrorism and there is a real concern that if you try to adopt language that we see in this particular exercise of how illegitimacy is terrorism and their violence and saying to Young Children in this country that you somehow can forgive terrorist i do the you can forgive terrorist if you kill innocent life then you should for political aims then you should stay in prison for the rest of your life look time and time again we are told that the only way to push Forward Community relations is to try to understand why the terrorists the terrorists no no no no no what you have to understand is why your neighbor is being victimized by those terrorists whether it be muslim families who are concerned for their safety after after the terrorist attacks or whether its the people being directly affected and we. British citizens should be really looking at the fact what can we do to keep our country safe but more importantly to hold to account and bring justice for the victims of terrorism we should teach children the important difference because if the children believe that all muslims are like solomon the baby the guy who blew up manchester where on earth do we get as a country its not acceptable to leave that implication in childrens margins. U. S. House democrats have stuck to their guns ultimately going ahead and impeaching donald trump hes accused of abuse of power and obstructing congress but the whole impeachment saga could backfire on the democrats as it appears to a republican support something the u. S. President has been quick to point out. The ace 230 the nasal 197 present is one. Article one is adopting. This lawless hard assume is a political suicide march for the Democratic Party have you seen my pose of the last 4 weeks and trump may have a point according to the latest polls hes gaining more support from the public since october just after the democrats started their impeachment inquiry against him his Approval Ratings have grown by 6 percent at the same time the number of people who think he should be impeached is declining from just over half in october to 46 percent now its up to the republican dominated senate to decide whether to remove term from office however Mitch Mcconnell who leads the majority there says thats unlikely anticipates a partisan outcome just like in the house which voted almost entirely along party lines after 8 hours of heated debates with only 3 democrats saying no to impeachment gentleman from georgia this process has been partition vindictive dishonest the president s actions seriously jeopardize not only Americas National security but security of our closest allies this investigation was unfair the articles of impeachment are not based on facts but instead are entirely politically motivated President Trump abuse the power of his office for his own personal and political gain history books will tell of this day it will tell of a purely partisan effort to remove the president of the United States amid fears the senate will throw out the impeachment case democrats have a plan b. When it comes to undermining donald trump they are ready to resort to some old tricks like the report explains. Difficult to understand the purpose of last nights Impeachment Vote why should the upper house of the u. S. Congress pass judgment on donald trump when democrats already have a plan b. The House Judiciary Committee says it will continue to investigate donald trump regardless of the outcome so what else is left to investigate well