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/3259(XXIX)[A]

Implementation of the Declaration of the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/3255(XXIX)[B]

Napalm and other incendiary weapons and all aspects of their possible use : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/3265(XXIX)[A]

Declaration and establishment of a nuclear-free zone in South Asia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/3264(XXIX)

Prohibition of action to influence the environment and climate for military and other purposes incompatible with the maintenance of international security, human well-being and health : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/3258(XXIX)

Implementation of General Assembly resolution 3079 (XXVIII) concerning the signature and ratification of Additional Protocol II of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America (Treaty of Tlatelolco) : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/3257(XXIX)

Urgent need for cessation of nuclear and thermonuclear tests and conclusion of a treaty designed to achieve a comprehensive test ban : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/3261(XXIX)[E]

General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/3261(XXIX)[D]

General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/3255(XXIX)[A]

Napalm and other incendiary weapons and all aspects of their possible use : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/3263(XXIX)

Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/3261(XXIX)[C]

General and complete disarmament : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/3254(XXIX)

Reduction of the military budgets of States permanent members of the security council by 10 per cent and utilization of part of the funds thus saved to provide assistance to developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-12-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/3240(XXIX)[B]

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-29

GAYes

A/RES/3246(XXIX)

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 · 1974-11-29

GAYes

A/RES/3240(XXIX)[C]

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-29

GAYes

A/RES/3240(XXIX)[A]

Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Population of the Occupied Territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-29

GAYes

A/RES/3238(XXIX)

Restoration of the lawful rights of the Royal Government of National Union of Cambodia in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-29

GANo

S/RES/363(1974)

Security Council resolution 363 (1974) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1974-11-29

SCYes

A/RES/3236(XXIX)

Question of Palestine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-22

GAYes

A/RES/3237(XXIX)

Observer status for the Palestine Liberation Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-22

GAYes

A/RES/3228(XXIX)

Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-12

GAYes

A/RES/3215(XXIX)

Report of the Trade and Development Board : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-06

GAYes

A/RES/3219(XXIX)

Protection and human rights in Chile : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-06

GAYes

A/RES/3213(XXIX)

Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-05

GAYes

A/RES/3212(XXIX)

Question of Cyprus : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-11-01

GAYes

S/RES/362(1974)

Security Council resolution 362 (1974) [on extension of the mandate of UNEF] · 1974-10-23

SCYes

A/RES/3210(XXIX)

Invitation to the Palestine Liberation Organization : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-10-14

GAYes

A/RES/3207(XXIX)

Relationship between the United Nations and South Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-09-30

GAYes

A/RES/3206(XXIX)

Credentials of representatives to the 29th session of General Assembly : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1974-09-30

GAYes

S/RES/361(1974)

Security Council resolution 361 (1974) [on emergency UN humanitarian assistance to Cyprus] · 1974-08-30

SCYes

S/RES/360(1974)

Security Council resolution 360 (1974) [recording its formal disapproval of the unilateral military actions undertaken against Cyprus] · 1974-08-16

SCAbstain

S/RES/358(1974)

Security Council resolution 358 (1974) [on a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1974-08-15

SCYes

S/RES/359(1974)

Security Council resolution 359 (1974) [on safety of the members of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1974-08-15

SCYes

S/RES/357(1974)

Security Council resolution 357 (1974) [on a cease-fire in Cyprus, and on resumption of negotiations] · 1974-08-14

SCYes

S/RES/356(1974)

Security Council resolution 356 (1974) [on admission of Guinea-Bissau to membership in the United Nations] · 1974-08-12

SCYes

S/RES/355(1974)

Security Council resolution 355 (1974) [on a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1974-08-01

SCAbstain

S/RES/354(1974)

Security Council resolution 354 (1974) [on a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1974-07-23

SCYes

S/RES/353(1974)

Security Council resolution 353 (1974) [on a cease-fire in Cyprus] · 1974-07-20

SCYes

S/RES/352(1974)

Security Council resolution 352 (1974) [on admission of Grenada to membership in the United Nations] · 1974-06-21

SCYes

S/RES/351(1974)

Security Council resolution 351 (1974) [on admission of Bangladesh to membership in the United Nations] · 1974-06-10

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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