With friends like these! After Argentina hails Corbyn ‘one of us’ now RUSSIA …

Russia's UK embassy sent a message on Twitter backing Jeremy Corbyn
The new Labour leader is anti-Nato and has defended Russia over Ukraine
Mr Corbyn's election was also hailed by Argentina's ambassador to the UK
He has openly called for 'joint administration' of the Falkland Islands
Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness welcomed election

Tom McTague, Deputy Political Editor for MailOnline

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16:49 GMT, 14 September 2015

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Jeremy Corbyn's election as Labour leader may have been described as a 'f****** disaster' by his colleagues – but it seems to have gone down well in Argentina, Russia and the Middle East.

The veteran socialist, who has called for Britain to give up control of the Falklands and leave Nato, was described as 'one of us' by Argentina's ambassador to the UK.

The Russian embassy, meanwhile, sent a series of provocative messages on Twitter welcoming Mr Corbyn's election – including one directly criticising David Cameron for attacking the new Labour leader.

The Russian embassy sent a series of provocative messages on Twitter welcoming Mr Corbyn's election – including one directly criticising David Cameron for attacking the new Labour leader

The new Labour leader has defended Vladimir Putin's action in Ukraine and called for the end of Western Europe's Nato military alliance

It comes after Mr Corbyn was backed by the leaders of Sinn Fein Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness – as well as Argentina's controversial president Cristina Kirchner – immediately after his victory was confirmed on Saturday.

His support among global regimes at the centre of diplomatic rows with the British government is likely to spark Tory attacks over his suitability for high office.

The Conservatives have launched a series of attacks on Mr Corbyn since his election – accusing him of being a danger to Britain's national security over his stance on Nato and the UK's nuclear deterrent.

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However, the Russian ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko today hit out at the Prime Minister over the criticism.

A message sent out from the official Russian Embassy account today said: 'Just imagine UK media headlines if Russian President called a leading opposition party threat to national security.'

It came after Argentina's ambassador to the UK described the new Labour leader could 'decisively guide' British public opinion towards 'dialogue' over the Falkland Islands.

Cristina Kirchner said the new Labour leader was a 'great friend' to the South American country and claimed his election helped its bid to take over the Falkland Islands.

Mr Corbyn opposed the 1982 Falkands War to retake the islands after they were invaded by Argentina's military junta

The new Labour leadser has called for 'joint administration' over the Falklands between Britain and Argentina

Alicia Castro said that she felt 'joy, a great satisfaction' that Mr Corbyn - who she first met in 2002 - had been chosen as leader of the opposition.

And she claimed that the Islington North MP's victory was 'without doubt' a sign of a 'change of winds' in the UK over the Falklands.

In an interview with the Pagina 12 newspaper she reportedly said: 'He (Mr Corbyn) participated in the meeting of pro dialogue groups from all over Europe that took place in 2013 in our London embassy and there he referred to the historic cultural links between our two nations, to our work to promote dialogue at parliamentary level, and he ended by saying that dialogue was possible and that attitudes are starting to change, that what was achieved in Northern Ireland can also be achieved here.

'His leadership could decisively guide British public opinion towards favouring dialogue between the governments of the UK and Argentina, in keeping with the demands of the international community.'

Ms Castro said that the new Labour leader had spoken of Argentina as an example against the 'adjustment formulas of savage capitalism' and 'the usurious interests of vulture funds'.

She added: 'In the end, he is one of 'ours'. Even today, when he comes to our embassy, he arrives with the same bicycle and the same enthusiasm. He is a friendly person with a sense humour, who knows how to listen.'

The ambassador said that when she arrived in London in 2012 Mr Corbyn - who opposed the Falklands War in 1982 - had joined a 'Malvinas Pro Dialogue Group'. Malvinas is the Argentinian name for the Falklands.

She also claimed that in her three years in London she had perceived a 'significant' change in UK public opinion over the Falklands.

'There are several sectors which we appeal to who support us for different reasons,' she said.

'There are those who do not want to see themselves identified with a colonialist policy, the environmentalists who know that oil exploration in the islands without infrastructure and links with the continent could cause an ecological disaster, those who - in the midst of an economic crisis which cuts back the budget for health, education, housing and has a million people eating in food banks - do not want to see their taxes invested in maintaining an expensive military base in remote islands for the alleged purpose of stopping an invasion that will never happen.

'Today we see that those positions, which are precisely the ones that Jeremy Corbyn holds, have a broad consensus.'

Mr Corbyn was backed by his long-time ally, the Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams (right), as well as former IRA commander Martin McGuinness

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Argentine leader Cristina Kirchner had earlier hailed the new Labour leader as a 'great friend' to her country

Mr Corbyn opposed the 1982 Falkands War to retake the islands after they were invaded by Argentina's military junta.

He has also called for 'joint administration' over the islands between Britain and Argentina.

Mrs Kirchner said the new Labour leader 'actively supports' negotiations over the islands.

She cited his support for 'political sovereignty' in South America and political dialogue regarding the British Overseas Territory - known as the Malvinas in Argentina.

In a statement, she said: 'This is also a triumph for those of us who represent the will to put politics at the service of the people, and the economy at the service of the welfare of all citizens. It is also a triumph for those who advocate for peace and the peaceful resolution of conflicts.

'Jeremy Corbyn is a great friend of Latin America and shares, in solidarity, our demands for equality and political sovereignty.

'He has clearly spoken in favour of Argentina in the British Parliament regarding our struggle for human rights against the usurious interests of vulture funds.

'In addition, he actively supports the call of the international community for dialogue between the United Kingdom and Argentina in the Malvinas question.'