Russia and China's Conflict with the West. Preparations for Kinetic Escalation?

The Dutch Military Intelligence and safety Service (MIVD) in the study "[Openbaar Jaarverslag 2024](https://www.defensie.nl/downloads/jaarverslagen/2025/04/22/openbaar-jaarverslag-2024-militaire-inlichtingen—en-veiligheidsdienst)" published on April 22, states directly: **[Russia](https://cyberdefence24.pl/strona-tagow/rosja) and [China](https://cyberdefence24.pl/strona-tagow/chiny) are engaged in a permanent conflict below the threshold of war with the West**, the main theatre of which has become cyberspace.