Nothing could be further from the truth. There were and are many obvious reasons for Putin to have wanted Hillary/Obama/Biden over a strong on defense Trump/Pence. Obama/Hillary appeased them at every turn. From nukes and missile defense to Uranium One and the Iran deal. This as they practically dismantled our own defenses. Can't believe people here still don't get it.
You can project all you want. I am less interested in past history than the election history, of what exactly Putin did, in the social media sphere (anti Hillary trolls), and in the intelligence sphere (fed anti Trump disinformation to Steele and others). He “played” and attempted to play both sides in different ways that were open to him.
He is doing the same thing - disruption - in many of this other moves. It is less his favor with this or that interest, as it is his attempt to disrupt the interests and relationships of others; then seeking some how to exploit that disruption for his interest.