European Union countries signed off on the first quarterly payment to Ukraine from a €50 billion ($55 billion) support fund on Tuesday. The payment worth €4.2 billion is to finance the functioning of the state as Ukraine fights to defeat Russia’s all-out invasion and support the economic stability of the war-stricken country. The EU overcame entrenched opposition from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán earlier this year to set up the €50-billion fund for Ukraine, sourced from the bloc’s budget, to run until 2027. The Hungarian premier, viewed as having the closest relations with Moscow in t…