IN ITS DETERMINATION TO DENY ANY CLAIMS BY THE CRIMEAN TATARS TO CRIMEA AS THEIR RIGHTFUL HOMELAND, THE KREMLIN IS PROVIDING MASSIVE SUPPORT TO CRIMEA’S SMALL GREEK COMMUNITY. TYPICAL IS THIS NEW STATUE GLORIFYING GREEK HISTORY IN CRIMEA AND THE SUBSTITUTION OF SCHOOLS USING THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE WITH NEW SCHOOLS PROMOTING THE GREEK LANGUAGE, ALL DESIGNED TO CEMENT RUSSIA’S ILLEGAL HOLD ON THE CRIMEAN PENINSULA.