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Ukraine and Lithuania jointly put paid to Russia's election bid to chemical weapons watchdog board (www.pravda.com.ua)
submitted 11 months ago by Ulara@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz
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[–] lauha@lemmy.one 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I cannot make heads or tails from that title

[–] Ulara@sopuli.xyz 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes, "to put paid to (something)" is a rather rare British English idiom, and I also had to look it up. Basically, it means "to stop something from happening or spoil plans for something".

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 3 points 11 months ago

Thanks

[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Lithuania worked together to unseat Russia from the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),"

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks