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/685(1991)

Security Council resolution 685 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group] · 1991-01-31

SCYes

S/RES/684(1991)

Security Council resolution 684 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1991-01-30

SCYes

S/RES/683(1990)

Security Council resolution 683 (1990) [on partial termination of the Trusteeship Agreement for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands] · 1990-12-22

SCYes

S/RES/682(1990)

Security Council resolution 682 (1990) [on financing of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1990-12-21

SCYes

S/RES/681(1990)

Security Council resolution 681 (1990) [on Palestinian civilians under Israeli occupation] · 1990-12-20

SCYes

S/RES/680(1990)

Security Council resolution 680 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1990-12-14

SCYes

S/RES/679(1990)

Security Council resolution 679 (1990) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1990-11-30

SCYes

S/RES/678(1990)

Security Council resolution 678 (1990) [authorizing Member States to use all necessary means to implement Security Council resolution 660 (1990) and all relevant resolutions] · 1990-11-29

SCYes

S/RES/677(1990)

Security Council resolution 677 (1990) [on Iraqi attempt to alter the demographic composition of Kuwait] · 1990-11-28

SCYes

S/RES/676(1990)

Security Council resolution 676 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group] · 1990-11-28

SCYes

S/RES/675(1990)

Security Council resolution 675 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Group in Central America] · 1990-11-05

SCYes

S/RES/674(1990)

Security Council resolution 674 (1990) [on protection of third-State nationals in Iraq and Kuwait] · 1990-10-29

SCYes

S/RES/673(1990)

Security Council resolution 673 (1990) [on refusal of Israel to receive a mission of the Secretary-General] · 1990-10-24

SCYes

S/RES/672(1990)

Security Council resolution 672 (1990) [on violence committed by Israeli security forces against Palestinians] · 1990-10-12

SCYes

S/RES/671(1990)

Security Council resolution 671 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group] · 1990-09-27

SCYes

S/RES/670(1990)

Security Council resolution 670 (1990) [on air embargo against Iraq] · 1990-09-25

SCYes

S/RES/669(1990)

Security Council resolution 669 (1990) [on requests for assistance under the provisions of Article 50 of the Charter of the United Nations] · 1990-09-24

SCYes

S/RES/668(1990)

Security Council resolution 668 (1990) [endorsing the Framework for a comprehensive political settlement of the Cambodia conflict] · 1990-09-20

SCYes

S/RES/667(1990)

Security Council resolution 667 (1990) [on Iraqi actions against diplomatic missions and their personnel in Kuwait] · 1990-09-16

SCYes

S/RES/666(1990)

Security Council resolution 666 (1990) [on the situation regarding foodstuffs in Iraq and Kuwait] · 1990-09-13

SCYes

S/RES/665(1990)

Security Council resolution 665 (1990) [on implementation of Security Council resolution 661 (1990), especially its provisions related to shipping] · 1990-08-25

SCYes

S/RES/664(1990)

Security Council resolution 664 (1990) [on safety of third-State nationals in Iraq and Kuwait] · 1990-08-18

SCYes

S/RES/663(1990)

Security Council resolution 663 (1990) [on admission of Liechtenstein to membership in the United Nations] · 1990-08-14

SCYes

S/RES/662(1990)

Security Council resolution 662 (1990) [on Iraqi annexation of Kuwait] · 1990-08-09

SCYes

S/RES/661(1990)

Security Council resolution 661 (1990) [on sanctions against Iraq] · 1990-08-06

SCYes

S/RES/660(1990)

Security Council resolution 660 (1990) [on Iraqi invasion of Kuwait] · 1990-08-02

SCYes

S/RES/659(1990)

Security Council resolution 659 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1990-07-31

SCYes

S/RES/658(1990)

Security Council resolution 658 (1990) [on a settlement plan for Western Sahara] · 1990-06-27

SCYes

S/RES/657(1990)

Security Council resolution 657 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1990-06-15

SCYes

S/RES/656(1990)

Security Council resolution 656 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Group in Central America] · 1990-06-08

SCYes

S/RES/655(1990)

Security Council resolution 655 (1990) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1990-05-31

SCYes

S/RES/654(1990)

Security Council resolution 654 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Group in Central America] · 1990-05-04

SCYes

S/RES/653(1990)

Security Council resolution 653 (1990) [on addition of new tasks to the mandate of the United Nations Observer Group in Central America] · 1990-04-20

SCYes

S/RES/652(1990)

Security Council resolution 652 (1990) [on admission of Namibia to membership in the United Nations] · 1990-04-17

SCYes

S/RES/651(1990)

Security Council resolution 651 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group] · 1990-03-29

SCYes

S/RES/650(1990)

Security Council resolution 650 (1990) [on the Central American peace process] · 1990-03-27

SCYes

S/RES/649(1990)

Security Council resolution 649 (1990) [on the Secretary-General's mission of good offices concerning Cyprus] · 1990-03-12

SCYes

S/RES/648(1990)

Security Council resolution 648 (1990) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1990-01-31

SCYes

S/RES/647(1990)

Security Council resolution 647 (1990) [on temporary deployment in Afghanistan and Pakistan of military officers from United Nations operations] · 1990-01-11

SCYes

S/RES/646(1989)

Security Council resolution 646 (1989) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1989-12-14

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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