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/3478(XXX)

Conclusion of a treaty on the complete and general prohibition of nuclear weapon tests : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-11

GAYes

A/RES/3471(XXX)

Implementation of the Declaration on the Denuclearization of Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-11

GAYes

A/RES/3458(XXX)[B]

Question of Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-10

GANo

A/RES/3458(XXX)[A]

Question of Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-10

GAYes

A/RES/3411(XXX)[G]

Situation in South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-10

GAYes

A/RES/3451(XXX)

Alternative approaches and ways and means within the United Nations system for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/3448(XXX)

Protection of human rights in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/3450(XXX)

Missing persons in Cyprus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/3421(XXX)

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-08

GAYes

A/RES/3429(XXX)

Question of American Samoa, Guam and United States Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-08

GAYes

A/RES/3420(XXX)

Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under Article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-08

GAYes

A/RES/3419(XXX)[C]

Population and refugees displaced since 1967 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-08

GAYes

A/RES/3433(XXX)

Question of the new Hebrides, Pitcairn and Tuvalu : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-08

GAYes

A/RES/3432(XXX)

Question of Belize : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-08

GAYes

A/RES/3419(XXX)[B]

Assistance to Palestine refugees : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-08

GAYes

A/RES/3424(XXX)

Question of Brunei : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-08

GAYes

A/RES/3414(XXX)

The situation in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-12-05

GAYes

S/RES/382(1975)

Security Council resolution 382 (1975) [on admission of Suriname to membership in the United Nations] · 1975-12-01

SCYes

S/RES/381(1975)

Security Council resolution 381 (1975) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1975-11-30

SCYes

A/RES/3411(XXX)[F]

Programme of work of the Special Committee against Apartheid : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-28

GAYes

A/RES/3411(XXX)[C]

Special responsibility of the United Nations and the international community towards the oppressed people of South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-28

GAYes

A/RES/3374(XXX)[B]

Financing of the United Nations Emergency Force and of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-28

GAAbstain

A/RES/3411(XXX)[D]

Bantustans : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-28

GAYes

A/RES/3398(XXX)

Activities of foreign economic and other interests which are impeding the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples in Southern Rhodesia and Namibia and in all other Territories under colonial domination and efforts to eliminate colonialism, apartheid and racial discrimination in southern Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-21

GAYes

A/RES/3397(XXX)

Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-21

GAYes

A/RES/3395(XXX)

Question of Cyprus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-20

GAYes

A/RES/3389(XXX)

Implementation of the Declaration on the Strengthening of International Security : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-18

GAYes

A/RES/3390(XXX)[B]

Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-18

GAYes

A/RES/3390(XXX)[A]

Question of Korea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-18

GANo

A/RES/3378(XXX)

World conference to combat racism and racial discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-10

GAYes

A/RES/3375(XXX)

Invitation to the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in the efforts for peace in the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-10

GAYes

A/RES/3383(XXX)

Adverse consequences for the enjoyment of human rights of political, military, economic and other forms of assistance given to colonial and racist regimes in southern Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-10

GAYes

A/RES/3379(XXX)

Elimination of all forms of racial discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-10

GAYes

A/RES/3377(XXX)

Implementation of the Programme for the Decade for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-10

GAYes

A/RES/3376(XXX)

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1975-11-10

GAYes

S/RES/380(1975)

Security Council resolution 380 (1975) [calling upon Morocco to withdraw its troops from Western Sahara] · 1975-11-06

SCYes

S/RES/379(1975)

Security Council resolution 379 (1975) [urging the parties concerned to avoid unilateral action which might further escalate the tension in Western Sahara] · 1975-11-02

SCYes

S/RES/378(1975)

Security Council resolution 378 (1975) [on renewal of the mandate of UNEF] · 1975-10-23

SCYes

S/RES/377(1975)

Security Council resolution 377 (1975) [requesting the Secretary-General to enter into consultations with the parties concerned on the Western Sahara question] · 1975-10-22

SCYes

S/RES/376(1975)

Security Council resolution 376 (1975) [on admission of Comoros to membership in the United Nations] · 1975-10-17

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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