Saint John's Tower (Vatican City) Saint John's Tower (Vatican City) Saint John's Tower () is a round structure located on a hilltop in the westernmost tip of Vatican City, near Vatican Radio and overlooking the Vatican Gardens. The Medieval tower is located along an ancient wall built by Pope Nicholas III, but it fell into disuse at the beginning of the 16th century. It was rebuilt by Pope John XXIII in the early 1960s. In modern times, the Tower houses papal apartments used by popes when maintenance work is being done on the Apostolic Palace and also is reserved for illustrious guests of the Pontiffs.
International reactions to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation – Presidents of the two countries called for NATO consultations in accordance with Article 4 of its treaty claiming Russia was executing military maneuvers in Kaliningrad, close to both their borders. On April 14, 2014, a group of Estonian Russophone social activists published an address titled "" in response to the situation in Ukraine. By the morning of April 20 Memorandum was signed by 779 persons. The Memorandum basically stated that the signatories do not need any protection from the outside and do not support separatist statements made in the name of the Estonian Russophone community. The International Workers' Association,