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

A/RES/41/156

Situation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms in Guatemala : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/151

Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/92

Establishment of a comprehensive system of international peace and security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/91

Need for result-oriented political dialogue to improve the international situation : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86I

Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 11th Special Session : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86D

Disarmament Week : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86B

Non-use of nuclear weapons and prevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/159

Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GANon-voting

A/RES/41/158

Question of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Afghanistan : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GANo

A/RES/41/93

Israeli nuclear armament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86O

Implementation of the recommendations and decisions of the 10th Special Session : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/143

Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/102

Use of mercenaries as a means to violate human rights and to impede the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/101

Importance of the universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination and of the speedy granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples for the effective guarantee and observance of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/88C

Question of Antarctica · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86K

International co-operation for disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86J

Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its 11th Special Session : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86G

Prevention of nuclear war : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/162C

The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/141

Assistance to displaced persons in Ethiopia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/128

Declaration on the Right to Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/117

Indivisibility and interdependence of economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/115

Human rights and scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86N

Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86A

Bilateral nuclear-arms negotiations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAAbstain

A/RES/41/157

Situation of human rights in El Salvador : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/132

Respect for the right of everyone to own property alone as well as in association with others and its contribution to the economic and social development of Member States : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAAbstain

A/RES/41/113

Human rights and use of scientific and technological developments : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/90

Review of the implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86P

Report of the Conference on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAAbstain

A/RES/41/86F

Cessation of the nuclear-arms race and nuclear disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/162B

The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/155

Strengthening of international co-operation in the field of human rights : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/133

Right to development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/88A

Question of Antarctica · 1986-12-04

GANon-voting

A/RES/41/161

Situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/123

Measures of assistance provided to South African and Namibian refugee women and children : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/95

Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to the racist and colonialist régime of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/86M

Report of the Conference on Disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-04

GAYes

A/RES/41/69I

UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East : protection of Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1986-12-03

GAYes

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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