Comment: In retaliation: Syrian-Kurdish agency ANHA has been reporting that the Turkish army has been shelling villages in the Afrin canton of Syria since Tuesday night, intensifying the bombardment on Wednesday morning. The soldier's death (Wednesday morning) subsequently became the excuse.
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Huseyin Muftuoglu said that Ankara summoned diplomat Sergei Panov because Moscow was in charge of monitoring a cease-fire in the border area where the incident occurred.
He said Ankara also conveyed Turkey's concerns over Russia's military presence in Syrian Kurdish-controlled areas and demanded the closure of the YPG's office in Moscow. Turkey considers the YPG to be an extension of outlawed Kurdish rebels fighting in Turkey.
Turkey is "seriously disturbed" and expects Russia to respect its sensitivities, Muftuoglu said, noting that photos have circulated recently of Russian troops wearing YPG insignia.
Turkey has also protested Washington's reliance on Kurdish YPG fighters in its campaign to retake Raqqa from the Islamic State extremist group, which has led to a cooling of relations between the two NATO allies.
Comment: With no disrespect to the downed soldier, Turkey is behaving and sounding more and more like contemptuous, self-indulgent, agenda-driven, no rules apply, retaliatory, brat-whiny Israel. Not even Russia can fix this.