Do you have a more credible citation? That guy on YouTube seems to be the most common source for this claim and he gets paid for clicks. More mainstream sources don’t seem to think Russia has any particular edge here.
He worked on MHD, he knows what he is talking about, he also worked closely with Russian scientists, not something mainstream media would cover, specially nowadays
Anything that'd destabilize a country is generally not publicized by the press, unless it benefits you
He started a non-profit, distribute all of his work for free, and pays for translations in multiple languages, I don't think he does any of this stuff for the money
The fact that the US pretends to be pioneer in the field says it all, don't you think?
My post got flagged, so there can't be any more discussion about it, that's unfortunate, but I can understand why, and it make sense, not enough "mainstream" proof, I'll try again once I can find more presentable evidence