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/445(1979)

Security Council resolution 445 (1979) [condemning Southern Rhodesia's armed invasions of Angola, Mozambique and Zambia] · 1979-03-08

SCYes

S/RES/444(1979)

Security Council resolution 444 (1979) [renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1979-01-19

SCAbstain

S/RES/443(1978)

Security Council resolution 443 (1978) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1978-12-14

SCYes

S/RES/442(1978)

Security Council resolution 442 (1978) [on admission of Dominica to membership in the United Nations] · 1978-12-06

SCYes

S/RES/441(1978)

Security Council resolution 441 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1978-11-30

SCYes

S/RES/440(1978)

Security Council resolution 440 (1978) [urging the two communities in Cyprus to resume negotiations] · 1978-11-27

SCYes

S/RES/439(1978)

Security Council resolution 439 (1978) [on elections in Namibia] · 1978-11-13

SCYes

S/RES/438(1978)

Security Council resolution 438 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of UNEF] · 1978-10-23

SCAbstain

S/RES/437(1978)

Security Council resolution 437 (1978) [on observation of sanctions against Southern Rhodesia] · 1978-10-10

SCYes

S/RES/436(1978)

Security Council resolution 436 (1978) [on a cease-fire in Lebanon] · 1978-10-06

SCYes

S/RES/435(1978)

Security Council resolution 435 (1978) [on establishment of the UN Transition Assistance Group for Namibia] · 1978-09-29

SCAbstain

S/RES/434(1978)

Security Council resolution 434 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1978-09-18

SCAbstain

S/RES/433(1978)

Security Council resolution 433 (1978) [on admission of Solomon Islands to membership in the United Nations] · 1978-08-17

SCYes

S/RES/431(1978)

Security Council resolution 431 (1978) [requesting the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative for Namibia] · 1978-07-27

SCAbstain

S/RES/432(1978)

Security Council resolution 432 (1978) [on territorial integrity of Namibia and reintegration of Walvis Bay into Namibia] · 1978-07-27

SCYes

S/RES/430(1978)

Security Council resolution 430 (1978) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1978-06-16

SCYes

S/RES/429(1978)

Security Council resolution 429 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1978-05-31

SCYes

S/RES/428(1978)

Security Council resolution 428 (1978) [on South African military activities against Angola] · 1978-05-06

SCYes

S/RES/427(1978)

Security Council resolution 427 (1978) [on strengthening of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon and withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon] · 1978-05-03

SCAbstain

S/RES/425(1978)

Security Council resolution 425 (1978) [on establishment of a UN interim force for Southern Lebanon] · 1978-03-19

SCAbstain

S/RES/426(1978)

Security Council resolution 426 (1978) [on establishment of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1978-03-19

SCAbstain

S/RES/424(1978)

Security Council resolution 424 (1978) [on Southern Rhodesia's armed invasion of Zambia] · 1978-03-17

SCYes

S/RES/423(1978)

Security Council resolution 423 (1978) [declaring illegal any internal settlement of the Southern Rhodesia question] · 1978-03-14

SCYes

S/RES/422(1977)

Security Council resolution 422 (1977) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1977-12-15

SCYes

S/RES/421(1977)

Security Council resolution 421 (1977) [on establishment of a Security Council Committee concerning the question of South Africa] · 1977-12-09

SCYes

S/RES/420(1977)

Security Council resolution 420 (1977) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1977-11-30

SCYes

S/RES/419(1977)

Security Council resolution 419 (1977) [on assistance to Benin to repair the damage caused by the aggression of 16 January 1977] · 1977-11-24

SCNon-voting

S/RES/418(1977)

Security Council resolution 418 (1977) [on establishment of an arms embargo against South Africa] · 1977-11-04

SCYes

S/RES/417(1977)

Security Council resolution 417 (1977) [condemning the South African Government for its resort to massive violence and repression against the black people] · 1977-10-31

SCYes

S/RES/416(1977)

Security Council resolution 416 (1977) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Emergency Force] · 1977-10-21

SCYes

S/RES/415(1977)

Security Council resolution 415 (1977) [on appointment of a representative of the Secretary-General on Southern Rhodesia] · 1977-09-29

SCAbstain

S/RES/414(1977)

Security Council resolution 414 (1977) [calling for a resumption of negotiations on the Cyprus question] · 1977-09-15

SCNon-voting

S/RES/413(1977)

Security Council resolution 413 (1977) [on admission of Viet Nam to membership in the United Nations] · 1977-07-20

SCYes

S/RES/412(1977)

Security Council resolution 412 (1977) [on admission of Djibouti to membership in the United Nations] · 1977-07-07

SCYes

S/RES/411(1977)

Security Council resolution 411 (1977) [on Southern Rhodesia's military activities against Mozambique] · 1977-06-30

SCYes

S/RES/410(1977)

Security Council resolution 410 (1977) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1977-06-15

SCYes

S/RES/409(1977)

Security Council resolution 409 (1977) [deciding that all Member States shall prohibit the use or transfer of any funds in their territories by Southern Rhodesia] · 1977-05-27

SCNon-voting

S/RES/408(1977)

Security Council resolution 408 (1977) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1977-05-26

SCYes

S/RES/407(1977)

Security Council resolution 407 (1977) [on assistance to Lesotho] · 1977-05-25

SCNon-voting

S/RES/406(1977)

Security Council resolution 406 (1977) [on assistance to Botswana] · 1977-05-25

SCNon-voting

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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