In a video conference with his Chinese counterpart on Friday, US President Joe Biden sought to dissuade Beijing from lending new life to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as stopped Russian forces continued to assault towns and cities. Three missiles landed in Lviv, a western city where hundreds of thousands thought they had found safety far from Ukraine’s battlefields, as Russia sought to reclaim the initiative. China is the only major state that has not condemned Russia’s attack, and Washington is concerned that Beijing may be considering providing Moscow with financial and military assistance, …