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.

0%50%100%1946195019601970198019901991
USAFRAGBRCHN

A/RES/1113(XI)

Admission of Japan to membership the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-12-18

GAYes

A/RES/1044(XI)

The future of Togoland under British administration : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-12-13

GAYes

S/RES/121(1956)

Security Council resolution 121 (1956) [on admission of Japan to membership in the United Nations] · 1956-12-12

SCYes

A/RES/1038(XI)

Membership of the Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-12-07

GAYes

A/RES/1130(XI)

Resolution 1130 : [question considered by the 2nd emergency special session of the General Assembly from 4 to 10 November 1956] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-12-04

GANo

A/RES/1131(XI)

Resolution 1131 : [question considered by the 2nd emergency special session of the General Assembly from 4 to 10 November 1956] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-12-04

GANo

A/RES/1122(XI)

Resolution 1122 : [question considered by the 1st emergency special session of the General Assembly from 1 to 10 November 1956] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-24

GANo

A/RES/1120(XI)

Resolution 1120 : [question considered by the 1st emergency special session of the General Assembly from 1 to 10 November 1956] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-24

GAYes

A/RES/1127(XI)

Resolution 1127 : [question considered by the 2nd emergency special session of the General Assembly from 4 to 10 November 1956] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-21

GANo

A/RES/1129(XI)

Resolution 1129 : [question considered by the 2nd emergency special session of the General Assembly from 4 to 10 November 1956] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-21

GAAbstain

A/RES/1128(XI)

Resolution 1128 : [question considered by the 2nd emergency special session of the General Assembly from 4 to 10 November 1956] : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-21

GANo

A/RES/1108(XI)

Representation of China in the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-16

GANo

A/RES/1110(XI)

Admission of the Sudan to membership the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-12

GAYes

A/RES/1111(XI)

Admission of Morocco to membership the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-12

GAYes

A/RES/1112(XI)

Admission of Tunisia to membership the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-12

GAYes

A/RES/1006(ES-II)

The situation in Hungary : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-09

GANo

A/RES/1007(ES-II)

The situation in Hungary : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-09

GAAbstain

A/RES/1005(ES-II)

The situation in Hungary : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-09

GANo

A/RES/1002(ES-I)

Question considered by the Security Council at its 749th and 750th meetings, held on 30 October 1956 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-07

GAYes

A/RES/1001(ES-I)

Question considered by the Security Council at its 749th and 750th meetings, held on 30 October 1956 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-07

GAAbstain

A/RES/1000(ES-I)

Question considered by the Security Council at its 749th and 750th meetings, held on 30 October 1956 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-05

GAAbstain

A/RES/998(ES-I)

Question considered by the Security Council at its 749th and 750th meetings, held on 30 October 1956 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-04

GAAbstain

A/RES/1004(ES-II)

The situation in Hungary : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-04

GANo

A/RES/999(ES-I)

Question considered by the Security Council at its 749th and 750th meetings, held on 30 October 1956 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-04

GAYes

S/RES/120(1956)

Security Council resolution 120 (1956) [on an emergency special session of the General Assembly on the situation in Hungary] · 1956-11-04

SCNo

A/RES/997(ES-I)

Question considered by the Security Council at its 749th and 750th meetings, held on 30 October 1956 : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1956-11-02

GAYes

S/RES/119(1956)

Security Council resolution 119 (1956) [on an emergency special session of the General Assembly on the Suez question] · 1956-10-31

SCYes

S/RES/118(1956)

Security Council resolution 118 (1956) [on requirements for settlement of the Suez question] · 1956-10-13

SCYes

S/RES/117(1956)

Security Council resolution 117 (1956) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1956-09-06

SCNon-voting

S/RES/116(1956)

Security Council resolution 116 (1956) [on admission of Tunisia to membership in the United Nations] · 1956-07-26

SCYes

S/RES/115(1956)

Security Council resolution 115 (1956) [on admission of Morocco to membership in the United Nations] · 1956-07-20

SCYes

S/RES/114(1956)

Security Council resolution 114 (1956) [on the Palestine question and enforcement of the General Armistice Agreements] · 1956-06-04

SCYes

S/RES/113(1956)

Security Council resolution 113 (1956) [on the Palestine question and enforcement of the General Armistice Agreements] · 1956-04-04

SCYes

S/RES/112(1956)

Security Council resolution 112 (1956) [on admission of the Sudan to membership in the United Nations] · 1956-02-06

SCYes

S/RES/111(1956)

Security Council resolution 111 (1956) [on violations of the cease-fire provisions and of the Israeli-Syrian General Armistice Agreement] · 1956-01-19

SCYes

S/RES/110(1955)

Security Council resolution 110 (1955) [on review of the Charter of the United Nations] · 1955-12-16

SCNo

A/RES/946(X)

Attainment by the Trust Territories of the objective of self-government or independence : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1955-12-15

GAYes

A/RES/945(X)

Communication from the Government of the Netherlands concerning the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1955-12-15

GANo

S/RES/109(1955)

Security Council resolution 109 (1955) [on admission of Albania, Jordan, Ireland, Portugal, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Finland, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Nepal, Libya, Cambodia, Laos (Lao People's Democratic Republic) and Spain to membership in the United Nations] · 1955-12-14

SCYes

A/RES/918(X)

Admission of new Members to the United Nations : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly · 1955-12-08

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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