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/525(1982)

Security Council resolution 525 (1982) [on death sentences imposed on members of the African National Congress of South Africa] · 1982-12-07

SCYes

S/RES/524(1982)

Security Council resolution 524 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1982-11-29

SCYes

S/RES/523(1982)

Security Council resolution 523 (1982) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1982-10-18

SCAbstain

S/RES/522(1982)

Security Council resolution 522 (1982) [calling for a cease-fire in the conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq] · 1982-10-04

SCYes

S/RES/521(1982)

Security Council resolution 521 (1982) [on the massacre of Palestinian civilians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps] · 1982-09-19

SCYes

S/RES/520(1982)

Security Council resolution 520 (1982) [on violations of the cease-fires agreements between Israel and Lebanon] · 1982-09-17

SCYes

S/RES/519(1982)

Security Council resolution 519 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1982-08-17

SCAbstain

S/RES/518(1982)

Security Council resolution 518 (1982) [on Israeli military activities in Lebanon] · 1982-08-12

SCYes

S/RES/517(1982)

Security Council resolution 517 (1982) [on Israeli invasion of Beirut, 3 Aug. 1982] · 1982-08-04

SCYes

S/RES/516(1982)

Security Council resolution 516 (1982) [on deployment of UN observers in Beirut] · 1982-08-01

SCYes

S/RES/515(1982)

Security Council resolution 515 (1982) [on Israeli policy towards civilian persons in Lebanon] · 1982-07-29

SCYes

S/RES/514(1982)

Security Council resolution 514 (1982) [on the situation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq] · 1982-07-12

SCYes

S/RES/513(1982)

Security Council resolution 513 (1982) [on the civilian population in Lebanon] · 1982-07-04

SCYes

S/RES/512(1982)

Security Council resolution 512 (1982) [on humanitarian assistance for the Lebanese and Palestinian civilian population] · 1982-06-19

SCYes

S/RES/511(1982)

Security Council resolution 511 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1982-06-18

SCAbstain

S/RES/510(1982)

Security Council resolution 510 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1982-06-15

SCYes

S/RES/509(1982)

Security Council resolution 509 (1982) [on the situation along the Lebanese-Israeli border] · 1982-06-06

SCYes

S/RES/508(1982)

Security Council resolution 508 (1982) [on the situation along the Lebanese-Israeli border] · 1982-06-05

SCYes

S/RES/507(1982)

Security Council resolution 507 (1982) [on South Africa's military activities against Seychelles] · 1982-05-28

SCYes

S/RES/506(1982)

Security Council resolution 506 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1982-05-26

SCYes

S/RES/505(1982)

Security Council resolution 505 (1982) [requesting the Secretary-General to undertake a renewed mission of good offices for the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)] · 1982-05-26

SCYes

S/RES/504(1982)

Security Council resolution 504 (1982) [on establishment of a fund for a peace-keeping force of the Organization of African Unity in Chad] · 1982-04-30

SCYes

S/RES/503(1982)

Security Council resolution 503 (1982) [on death sentences imposed on members of the African National Congress of South Africa] · 1982-04-09

SCYes

S/RES/502(1982)

Security Council resolution 502 (1982) [demanding withdrawal of Argentine forces from the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)] · 1982-04-03

SCAbstain

S/RES/501(1982)

Security Council resolution 501 (1982) [on strengthening of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1982-02-25

SCAbstain

S/RES/500(1982)

Security Council resolution 500 (1982) [on convening of an emergency special session of the General Assembly on territories occupied by Israel] · 1982-01-28

SCYes

S/RES/499(1981)

Security Council resolution 499 (1981) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1981-12-21

SCYes

S/RES/498(1981)

Security Council resolution 498 (1981) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1981-12-18

SCAbstain

S/RES/497(1981)

Security Council resolution 497 (1981) [on annexation of the Golan Heights] · 1981-12-17

SCYes

S/RES/496(1981)

Security Council resolution 496 (1981) [deciding to send a commission of inquiry to Seychelles] · 1981-12-15

SCYes

S/RES/495(1981)

Security Council resolution 495 (1981) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1981-12-14

SCYes

S/RES/494(1981)

Security Council resolution 494 (1981) [on appointment of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1981-12-11

SCYes

S/RES/493(1981)

Security Council resolution 493 (1981) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1981-11-23

SCYes

S/RES/492(1981)

Security Council resolution 492 (1981) [on admission of Antigua and Barbuda to membership in the United Nations] · 1981-11-10

SCYes

S/RES/491(1981)

Security Council resolution 491 (1981) [on admission of Belize to membership in the United Nations] · 1981-09-23

SCYes

S/RES/490(1981)

Security Council resolution 490 (1981) [calling for an immediate cessation of all armed attacks in Lebanon] · 1981-07-21

SCYes

S/RES/489(1981)

Security Council resolution 489 (1981) [on admission of Vanuatu to membership in the United Nations] · 1981-07-08

SCYes

S/RES/488(1981)

Security Council resolution 488 (1981) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1981-06-19

SCAbstain

S/RES/487(1981)

Security Council resolution 487 (1981) [on the Israeli military attack on Iraqi nuclear facilities] · 1981-06-19

SCYes

S/RES/486(1981)

Security Council resolution 486 (1981) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1981-06-04

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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