UN Votes

USSR

Former permanent Security Council member

Dissolved 1991; UN Security Council seat continued by the Russian Federation.

2,892

GA votes

2,135 yes · 393 no · 341 abstain

725

SC votes

577 yes · 6 no · 106 abstain

162

Vetoes cast

P5 alignment

How often USSR voted the same way as each permanent Security Council member, of the resolutions both cast a yes/no/abstain vote on.

Permanent memberGA onlyGA + SC
United States of America18.3%29.1%
France29.9%39.5%
Russian Federation0.0%0.0%
United Kingdom26.7%36.6%
China69.2%71.9%
USA — 12.7%FRA — 20.7%RUS — 0.0%GBR — 18.5%CHN — 48.0%

The pie chart is based on the “GA only” column, showing each member’s share of the combined total across all shown members (it does not sum those percentages to 100% on its own) — see the table for the actual agreement rate with each. The “GA + SC” column blends in Security Council votes, which are adopted almost unanimously and so tend to pull every country’s number up.

P5 alignment over time

Same GA-only metric, by year. A member’s line starts wherever it first has enough shared votes in a year to be meaningful (at least 5) — for Russia, that’s never before 1991, since the USSR voted under a separate historical record.

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USAFRAGBRCHN

A/RES/38/11

Proposed new racial constitution of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-11-15

GAYes

A/RES/38/9

Armed Israeli aggression against the Iraqi nuclear installations and its grave consequences for the established international system concerning the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and international peace and security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-11-10

GAYes

A/RES/38/7

The situation in Grenada : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-11-02

GAYes

A/RES/38/3

The situation in Kampuchea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-10-27

GANo

A/RES/37/253

Question of Cyprus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1983-05-13

GAYes

A/RES/37/244

Long-term financial and institutional arrangements for the United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GAAbstain

A/RES/37/243A

Revised budget appropriations for the biennium 1982-1983 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GANo

A/RES/37/237XII

Changes in the top echelon of the Secretariat : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GANo

A/RES/37/236B

Respect for the privileges and immunities of officials of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and related organizations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/37/237XI

Adequacy of the conference facilities of the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/37/251

Development of the energy resources of developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/37/238

Review of the financing of the administrative costs of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GANo

A/RES/37/252

Immediate measures in favour of the developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/37/237II

Travel of representatives from the least developed countries to attend regional preparatory meetings for the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/37/250

Immediate implementation of the Nairobi Programme of Action for the Development and Utilization of New and Renewable Sources of Energy : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GANo

A/RES/37/243C

Financing of appropriations for the year 1983 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GANo

A/RES/37/235C-II

Personnel questions : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-21

GANo

A/RES/37/207

Development aspects of the reverse transfer of technology : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/204

Review of the implementation of the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/233B

Implementation of Security Council resolution 435 (1978) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/123F

The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/215

Remnants of war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/233D

Dissemination of information and mobilization of international public opinion in support of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/230

United Nations Special Fund for Land-locked Developing Countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/222

Living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/86E

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/212

Industrial development co-operation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GANo

A/RES/37/233C

Programme of work of the United Nations Council for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/233A

Situation in Namibia resulting from the illegal occupation of the Territory by South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/233E

United Nations Fund for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/37/200

Further promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-18

GANo

A/RES/37/189B

Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-18

GAYes

A/RES/37/189A

Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-18

GAYes

A/RES/37/199

Alternate approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-18

GAYes

A/RES/37/126

Report of the International Civil Service Commission : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-17

GANo

A/RES/37/183

Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-17

GAYes

A/RES/37/167

United Nations Conference for the Promotion of International Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-17

GANo

A/RES/37/142

United Nations Institute for Training and Research : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-17

GANo

A/RES/37/138

Financing of the Multinational Programming and Operational Centres of the Economic Commission for Africa on an established basis : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-17

GANo

A/RES/37/144

Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1982-12-17

GANo

Vetoes cast by USSR

S/2026/273 — Middle East (Strait of Hormuz)

2026-04-07

S/2025/116 — Ukraine

2025-02-24

S/2025/115 — Ukraine

2025-02-24

S/2024/826 — Sudan and South Sudan

2024-11-18

S/2024/302 — Non-proliferation

2024-04-24

S/2024/255 — Non-proliferation/DPRK

2024-03-28

S/2024/239 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2024-03-22

S/2023/792 — Middle East, including Palestinian question

2023-10-25

S/2023/638 — Mali

2023-08-30

S/2023/506 — Middle East (Syria)

2023-07-11

S/2022/720 — Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine

2022-09-30

S/2022/538 — Middle East (Syria)

2022-07-08

S/2022/431 — Non-proliferation/DPRK

2022-05-26

S/2022/155 — 2014 Letter from Ukraine (Ukraine)

2022-02-25

S/2021/990 — Maintenance of international peace and security

2021-12-13

S/2020/667 — Middle East (Syria)

2020-07-10

S/2020/654 — Middle East (Syria)

2020-07-07

S/2019/961 — Middle East (Syria)

2019-12-20

S/2019/756 — Middle East (Syria)

2019-09-19

S/2019/186 — Venezuela

2019-02-28

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