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While you raise some interesting speculative points, the idea of Corbyn as a friend of Russia is highly implausible, and you don't mention the most relevant point as far as Russian interest in a weak UK is concerned: Labour have virtually zero chance of winning a majority, so Russia are not interested in seeing Labour win, they're interested in seeing the Conservatives lose, and for either a minority government, a weak coalition, or further elections to be the outcome. A Labour majority would be less in Russian interests than an indecisive result that saw further uncertainty injected into Brexit proceedings and a lack of any leadership on an international stage from the UK as its focus stays fixed inward.
Frankly, the list of supposedly Russian motives being so focused on Corbyn's politics over actual Russian geopolitical interests and what best serves them that it's hard not to feel the motive here is to push "Corbyn is pro-Russia" as a message more than "Russia is pro-Corbyn"
There's nothing here!