Conflict between Russia and China and the West. Preparing for kinetic escalation?

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