Putin was bitch slapped by Turkey and he will do nothing militarily to Turkey.
Like a common schoolyard bully, the international bully only pushed against those who won’t push back.
You are right that Putin won’t try to take on Turkey (NATO) militarily. He’ll use terrorism in a way that is difficult to connect back to Russia. Putin is as mean as ErdoÄŸan and Obama. I’m guessing he’ll use a dirty bomb or a terrorist attack on their favorite Mosque. Putin won’t let the Turkish attacks and their open support of Isis go unpunished.