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%
USA12.7%FRA20.7%RUS0.0%GBR18.5%CHN48.0%

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

S/RES/725(1991)

Security Council resolution 725 (1991) [on referendum for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara] · 1991-12-31

SCYes

S/RES/724(1991)

Security Council resolution 724 (1991) [establishing a committee to monitor the embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Yugoslavia] · 1991-12-15

SCYes

S/RES/723(1991)

Security Council resolution 723 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1991-12-12

SCYes

S/RES/722(1991)

Security Council resolution 722 (1991) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1991-11-29

SCYes

S/RES/721(1991)

Security Council resolution 721 (1991) [on deployment of a United Nations peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia] · 1991-11-27

SCYes

S/RES/720(1991)

Security Council resolution 720 (1991) [on appointment of Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1991-11-21

SCYes

S/RES/719(1991)

Security Council resolution 719 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Group in Central America] · 1991-11-06

SCYes

S/RES/718(1991)

Security Council resolution 718 (1991) [on designation of a Special Representative for Cambodia and establishment of the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia] · 1991-10-31

SCYes

S/RES/717(1991)

Security Council resolution 717 (1991) [on establishment of the UN Advance Mission in Cambodia] · 1991-10-16

SCYes

S/RES/715(1991)

Security Council resolution 715 (1991) [on plans for monitoring and verification of Iraq's compliance with relevant parts of section C of Security Council resolution 687 (1991)] · 1991-10-11

SCYes

S/RES/716(1991)

Security Council resolution 716 (1991) [on the Secretary-General's mission of good offices concerning Cyprus] · 1991-10-11

SCYes

S/RES/714(1991)

Security Council resolution 714 (1991) [on peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in El Salvador] · 1991-09-30

SCYes

S/RES/713(1991)

Security Council resolution 713 (1991) [imposing a general and complete embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Yugoslavia] · 1991-09-25

SCYes

S/RES/712(1991)

Security Council resolution 712 (1991) [concerning the release of funds from the escrow account for the purpose of humanitarian assistance to Iraq] · 1991-09-19

SCYes

S/RES/710(1991)

Security Council resolution 710 (1991) [on admission of Latvia to membership in the United Nations] · 1991-09-12

SCYes

S/RES/711(1991)

Security Council resolution 711 (1991) [on admission of Lithuania to membership in the United Nations] · 1991-09-12

SCYes

S/RES/709(1991)

Security Council resolution 709 (1991) [on admission of Estonia to membership in the United Nations] · 1991-09-12

SCYes

S/RES/708(1991)

Security Council resolution 708 (1991) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1991-08-28

SCYes

S/RES/707(1991)

Security Council resolution 707 (1991) [on Iraqi violation of Security Council resolution 687 (1991) with regard to inspection of its biological, chemical and nuclear weapons capabilities] · 1991-08-15

SCYes

S/RES/706(1991)

Security Council resolution 706 (1991) [authorizing States to permit the import of petroleum and petroleum products originating in Iraq sufficient to produce a sum to be determined by the Council] · 1991-08-15

SCYes

S/RES/705(1991)

Security Council resolution 705 (1991) [on payment of war damage compensation by Iraq] · 1991-08-15

SCYes

S/RES/703(1991)

Security Council resolution 703 (1991) [on admission of the Federated States of Micronesia to membership in the United Nations] · 1991-08-09

SCNon-voting

S/RES/704(1991)

Security Council resolution 704 (1991) [on admission of the Marshall Islands to membership in the United Nations] · 1991-08-09

SCNon-voting

S/RES/702(1991)

Security Council resolution 702 (1991) [on admission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea to membership in the United Nations] · 1991-08-08

SCYes

S/RES/701(1991)

Security Council resolution 701 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1991-07-31

SCYes

S/RES/699(1991)

Security Council resolution 699 (1991) [on destruction, removal or rendering harmless of weapons in Iraq] · 1991-06-17

SCYes

S/RES/700(1991)

Security Council resolution 700 (1991) [on Guidelines to Facilitate Full International Implementation of Paragraphs 24, 25 and 27 of Security Council Resolution 687 (1991) on the situation between Iraq and Kuwait] · 1991-06-17

SCYes

S/RES/697(1991)

Security Council resolution 697 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1991-06-14

SCYes

S/RES/698(1991)

Security Council resolution 698 (1991) [on financing of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1991-06-14

SCYes

S/RES/695(1991)

Security Council resolution 695 (1991) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1991-05-30

SCYes

S/RES/696(1991)

Security Council resolution 696 (1991) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Angola Verification Mission] · 1991-05-30

SCYes

S/RES/694(1991)

Security Council resolution 694 (1991) [on deportation of 4 Palestinians by Israel] · 1991-05-24

SCYes

S/RES/693(1991)

Security Council resolution 693 (1991) [on establishment of the UN Observer Mission in El Salvador] · 1991-05-20

SCYes

S/RES/692(1991)

Security Council resolution 692 (1991) [on establishment of the UN Compensation Fund and the UN Compensation Commission under Security Council resolution 687 (1991)] · 1991-05-20

SCYes

S/RES/691(1991)

Security Council resolution 691 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Group in Central America] · 1991-05-06

SCYes

S/RES/690(1991)

Security Council resolution 690 (1991) [on establishment of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara] · 1991-04-29

SCYes

S/RES/689(1991)

Security Council resolution 689 (1991) [on the UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission] · 1991-04-09

SCYes

S/RES/688(1991)

Security Council resolution 688 (1991) [on repression of the Iraqi civilian population, including Kurds in Iraq] · 1991-04-05

SCYes

S/RES/687(1991)

Security Council resolution 687 (1991) [on restoration of the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Kuwait] · 1991-04-03

SCYes

S/RES/686(1991)

Security Council resolution 686 (1991) [on the end of hostilities in the Gulf region] · 1991-03-02

SCYes

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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