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/2765(XXVI)

Question of Southern Rhodesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-11-09

GAYes

A/RES/2758(XXVI)

Restoration of the lawful rights of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-10-25

GAYes

S/RES/301(1971)

Security Council resolution 301 (1971) [on the policies of South Africa towards Namibia] · 1971-10-20

SCYes

S/RES/300(1971)

Security Council resolution 300 (1971) [on violation of the sovereignty of Zambia by South Africa] · 1971-10-12

SCYes

A/RES/2754(XXVI)

Admission of Oman to membership in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-10-07

GAYes

S/RES/299(1971)

Security Council resolution 299 (1971) [on admission of Oman to membership in the United Nations] · 1971-09-30

SCYes

S/RES/298(1971)

Security Council resolution 298 (1971) [on the status of Jerusalem] · 1971-09-25

SCYes

A/RES/2753(XXVI)

Admission of Qatar to membership in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-09-21

GAYes

A/RES/2752(XXVI)

Admission of Bahrain to membership in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1971-09-21

GAYes

S/RES/297(1971)

Security Council resolution 297 (1971) [on admission of Qatar to membership in the United Nations] · 1971-09-15

SCYes

S/RES/296(1971)

Security Council resolution 296 (1971) [on admission of Bahrain to membership in the United Nations] · 1971-08-18

SCYes

S/RES/295(1971)

Security Council resolution 295 (1971) [on special mission of the Security Council to Guinea] · 1971-08-03

SCYes

S/RES/294(1971)

Security Council resolution 294 (1971) [on Portuguese military actions against Senegal] · 1971-07-15

SCYes

S/RES/293(1971)

Security Council resolution 293 (1971) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1971-05-26

SCYes

S/RES/292(1971)

Security Council resolution 292 (1971) [on admission of Bhutan to membership in the United Nations] · 1971-02-10

SCYes

A/RES/2750(XXV)[C]

Reservation exclusively for peaceful purposes of the sea-bed and the ocean floor, and the subsoil thereof, underlying the high seas beyond the limits of present national jurisdiction and use of their resources in the interests of mankind, and convening of a conference on the law of the sea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-17

GANo

A/RES/2726(XXV)

Transfer of technology, including know-how and patents : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-15

GAAbstain

A/RES/2714(XXV)

Question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including policies of racial discrimination and segregation and of apartheid in all countries with particular reference to colonial and other dependant countries and territories : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-15

GAYes

A/RES/2725(XXV)

Third session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-15

GAAbstain

A/RES/2727(XXV)

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 · 1970-12-15

GAYes

A/RES/2709(XXV)

Question of American Samoa, Antigua, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cayman Islands , Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Dominica, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Grenada, Guam, Montserrat, New Hebrides, Niue, Pitcairn, St. Helena, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tokelau Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2704(XXV)

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 · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2701(XXV)

Information from Non-Self-Governing Territories transmitted under article 73 e of the Charter of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2700(XXV)

Question of Papua and the Trust Territory of New Guinea : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2707(XXV)

Question of Territories under Portuguese Administration : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2710(XXV)

Question of Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, St. Lucia and St. Vincent : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2706(XXV)

United Nations Educational and Training Programme for Southern Africa : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2708(XXV)

Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2703(XXV)

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, Namibia and Territories under Portuguese domination 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 · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2711(XXV)

Question of Spanish Sahara : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2702(XXV)

Question of Oman : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-14

GAYes

A/RES/2698(XXV)

United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-11

GAAbstain

A/RES/2697(XXV)

Need to consider suggestions regarding the review of the Charter of the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-11

GANo

S/RES/291(1970)

Security Council resolution 291 (1970) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1970-12-10

SCYes

A/RES/2678(XXV)

Question of Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/2679(XXV)

United Nations Fund for Namibia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/2673(XXV)

Protection of journalists engaged in dangerous missions in areas of armed conflicts : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/2676(XXV)

Respect for human rights in armed conflicts : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-09

GANo

A/RES/2674(XXV)

Respect for human rights in armed conflicts : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-09

GAYes

A/RES/2669(XXV)

Progressive development and codification of the rules of international law relating to international watercourses : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1970-12-08

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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