The Kingdom of Greece and Russia fought on the same side during WWI against the Central Powers , and again later , during WWII , against the Axis . From autumn of 1920 , Soviet Russia , having concluded the friendship treaty with the Government of the Grand National Assembly in March 1921 , went on to extend material assistance , both in gold and arms , to the Kemalist regime in Ankara , thus significantly contributing to the Kemalists ′ military success in the war against the Greeks in Asia Minor , where the genocide of native Greeks was completed as a result in 1922
genocide of native Greeks
Greek genocide
Greece–Russia relations