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/194(III)

Palestine - progress report of the United Nations Mediator : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-12-11

GANo

A/RES/217(III)[A]

International Bill of Human Rights : Universal Declaration of Human Rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-12-10

GAAbstain

A/RES/260(III)[A]

Adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of f the crime of genocide, and text of the Convention : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/197(III)[I]

Admission of New Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-12-08

GANo

A/RES/247(III)

Proposal for the adoption of Spanish as one of the working languages of the General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-12-07

GANo

A/RES/263(III)

Convocation of a 2nd part of the 3rd session of the General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-12-06

GANo

A/RES/200(III)

Technical assistance for economic development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-12-04

GAAbstain

A/RES/255(III)

Transfer to the United Nations of functions and powers previously exercised by the League of Nations under the International Convention Relating to Economic Statistics, signed at Geneva on 14 December 1948 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-11-18

GANo

A/RES/220(III)

Liaison between the Economic and Social Council and the Special Committee on Information transmitted under Article 73e of the Charter : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-11-03

GAAbstain

A/RES/219(III)

Special Committee on information transmitted under Article 73e of the Charter : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-11-03

GANo

A/RES/218(III)

Transmission of information under Article 73e of the Charter : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-11-03

GANo

A/RES/221(III)

Collaboration of the specialized agencies in regard to Article 73e of the Charter : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-11-03

GAAbstain

A/RES/189(S-2)

Appreciation of the work of the United Nations Palestine Commission : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1948-05-14

GANo

A/RES/181(II)[A]

Future government of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-29

GAYes

A/RES/180(II)

Draft convention on genocide : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-21

GAAbstain

A/RES/113(II)[E]

Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17

GANo

A/RES/113(II)[D]

Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17

GANo

A/RES/113(II)[G]

Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17

GANo

A/RES/113(II)[F]

Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17

GANo

A/RES/113(II)[H]

Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17

GANo

A/RES/113(II)[C]

Admission of new Members : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-17

GANo

A/RES/184(II)

Place of meeting of the 3d regular session General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-15

GAYes

A/RES/141(II)

Consideration of proposed new trusteeship agreements, if any : question of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-11-01

GAYes

A/RES/109(II)

Threats to the political independence and territorial integrity of Greece : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-10-21

GANo

A/RES/106(S-1)

Special Committee on Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-05-15

GAYes

A/RES/104(S-1)

Hearing for the Jewish Agency for Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1947-05-05

GAYes

A/RES/62(I)[II]

Arrangements and measures to be taken by Members of the United Nations in connexion with displaced persons, refugees, prisoners of war and persons of similar status, pending the Establishment of the International Refugee Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-15

GANo

A/RES/62(I)[I]

Constitution of the International Refugee Organization, and Agreement on Interim Measures to be taken in respect of refugees and displaced persons : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-15

GANo

A/RES/49(I)[C]

Consultative arrangements with non-governmental organizations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-15

GAAbstain

A/RES/49(I)[B]

Request of the World Federation of Trade Unions for a closer connexion with the Economic and Social Council : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-15

GAYes

A/RES/83(I)

Financial provisions (Article 10 and annex II) of the Draft Constitution of the International Refugee Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-15

GANo

A/RES/100(I)

Headquarters of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/67(I)

Regional conferences of representatives of Non-Self-Governing Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-14

GAAbstain

A/RES/65(I)

Future status of South West Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/63(I)[PARA.8]

Approval of Trusteeship Agreements [Togoland under British mandate] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13

GANo

A/RES/63(I)[PARA.7]

Approval of Trusteeship Agreements [Cameroons under British mandate] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13

GANo

A/RES/63(I)[PARA.1]

Approval of Trusteeship Agreements [New Guinea] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13

GANo

A/RES/63(I)[PARA.4]

Approval of Trusteeship Agreements [Togoland under French mandate] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13

GANo

A/RES/63(I)[PARA.3]

Approval of Trusteeship Agreements [Cameroons under French mandate] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13

GANo

A/RES/63(I)[PARA.6]

Approval of Trusteeship Agreements [Tanganyika] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1946-12-13

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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