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

S/RES/641(1989)

Security Council resolution 641 (1989) [on deportation of Palestinian civilians by Israel from the occupied territories] · 1989-08-30

SCYes

S/RES/640(1989)

Security Council resolution 640 (1989) [on the electoral process in Namibia] · 1989-08-29

SCYes

S/RES/638(1989)

Security Council resolution 638 (1989) [on incidents of hostage-taking and abduction] · 1989-07-31

SCYes

S/RES/639(1989)

Security Council resolution 639 (1989) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1989-07-31

SCYes

S/RES/637(1989)

Security Council resolution 637 (1989) [on the Guatemala Agreement of 1987] · 1989-07-27

SCYes

S/RES/636(1989)

Security Council resolution 636 (1989) [on deportation of 8 Palestinian civilians by Israel from the occupied territories] · 1989-07-06

SCYes

S/RES/635(1989)

Security Council resolution 635 (1989) [on marking of plastic or sheet explosives for the purpose of detection] · 1989-06-14

SCYes

S/RES/634(1989)

Security Council resolution 634 (1989) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1989-06-09

SCYes

S/RES/633(1989)

Security Council resolution 633 (1989) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1989-05-30

SCYes

A/RES/43/233

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1989-04-20

GAYes

S/RES/632(1989)

Security Council resolution 632 (1989) [on implementation of the UN Plan for the Independence of Namibia] · 1989-02-16

SCYes

S/RES/631(1989)

Security Council resolution 631 (1989) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group] · 1989-02-08

SCYes

S/RES/630(1989)

Security Council resolution 630 (1989) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1989-01-30

SCYes

S/RES/629(1989)

Security Council resolution 629 (1989) [on settlement of the Namibia question] · 1989-01-16

SCYes

S/RES/628(1989)

Security Council resolution 628 (1989) [on signature of the tripartite agreement between Angola, Cuba and South Africa, and of the bilateral agreement between Angola and Cuba] · 1989-01-16

SCYes

S/RES/627(1989)

Security Council resolution 627 (1989) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1989-01-09

SCYes

A/RES/43/228

Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/43/222B

Status of Committee on Conferences : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/43/229

Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-21

GAYes

A/RES/43/197

Fulfillment of the target for official development assistance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/43/185

Trade embargo against Nicaragua : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/43/178

Assistance to the Palestinian people : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/43/198

External debt crisis and development : towards a durable solution of the debt problems : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/43/195

International co-operation for the eradication of poverty in developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/43/187

International Conference on Money and Finance : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/43/209

Special assistance to front-line States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20

GAYes

A/RES/43/182

Preparation for an International Development Strategy for the 4th United Nations Development Decade : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-20

GAYes

S/RES/626(1988)

Security Council resolution 626 (1988) [on establishment of the UN Angola Verification Mission] · 1988-12-20

SCYes

A/RES/43/175C

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-15

GAYes

A/RES/43/175B

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-15

GAYes

A/RES/43/176

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-15

GAYes

A/RES/43/177

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-15

GAYes

A/RES/43/175A

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-15

GAYes

S/RES/625(1988)

Security Council resolution 625 (1988) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1988-12-15

SCYes

A/RES/43/163

Peaceful settlement of disputes between States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/43/171B

Good neighbourliness between States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/43/164

Draft Code of Crimes against the Peace and Security of Mankind : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/43/162

Progressive development of the principles and norms of international law relating to the new international economic order : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/43/160A

Observer status of national liberation movements recognized by the Organization of African Unity and/or by the League of Arab States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/43/171A

Good neighbourliness between States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1988-12-09

GAAbstain

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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