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Russian Federation
A combined view of Russian Federation's UN General Assembly speeches, treaty commitments, and voting record.
The narrative paragraphs below are AI-generated syntheses of the data shown — the tables and figures themselves come directly from the underlying records, not from the AI.
Compare with another country →Speech history
Russia's General Assembly rhetoric has undergone a marked polarization over the past 17 years. From 2007 to 2013, speeches maintained relatively high multilateralism scores (78–87) while emphasizing procedural UN-centered solutions, though with consistently low self-accountability (28–58). Starting in 2014, following the Ukraine crisis, speeches became sharply adversarial, with multilateralism collapsing to the 30s–60s range while emotional intensity and accusations of Western unilateralism spiked to 60–88. The 2022–2025 period represents an extreme: all four speeches scored emotional intensity at 78–88, multilateralism at 32–38, and self-accountability at 8–22, framing global affairs almost entirely through grievance against Western hegemony with minimal self-directed commitments.
| Session | Multilateralism | Emotional intensity | Concreteness | Self-accountability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Very High | Low | Medium | Low |
| 2008 | High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2009 | Very High | Medium | High | Medium |
| 2010 | Very High | Low | High | Medium |
| 2012 | High | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2013 | High | Low | Medium | Low |
| 2014 | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
| 2015 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2016 | High | High | Medium | Medium |
| 2017 | High | High | Medium | Low |
| 2018 | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
| 2019 | Medium | High | High | Medium |
| 2020 | High | Medium | High | High |
| 2022 | Low | Very High | Medium | Low |
| 2023 | Low | High | Medium | Very Low |
| 2024 | Low | High | Medium | Low |
| 2025 | Low | High | Medium | Low |
Treaty status
Full treaty record →Russia has ratified 18 of 24 tracked treaties, showing particular commitment to environmental treaties (9 ratified, including the Paris Agreement and Kyoto Protocol) and human rights conventions (5 ratified). However, it has taken no action on arms control treaties including the Arms Trade Treaty, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons—a notable gap given its rhetorical emphasis on disarmament and security. Russia signed but has not ratified the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the Minamata Convention, suggesting selective legal commitment when compliance may constrain state autonomy.
Arms control & security
- Arms Trade TreatyNo action
- Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban TreatySigned, not ratified
- Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their DestructionNo action
- Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsNo action
Environment & climate
- Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their DisposalRatified
- Convention on Biological DiversityRatified
- Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
- Minamata Convention on MercurySigned, not ratified
- Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone LayerRatified
- Paris AgreementRatified
- Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International TradeRatified
- Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic PollutantsRatified
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in AfricaRatified
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeRatified
Human rights
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or PunishmentRatified
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against WomenRatified
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesRatified
- Convention on the Rights of the ChildRatified
- International Covenant on Civil and Political RightsRatified
International justice
- Rome Statute of the International Criminal CourtSigned, not ratified
Trade & governance
- United Nations Convention against CorruptionRatified
- United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized CrimeRatified
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the SeaRatified
Voting record
Full voting record →Russia votes affirmatively on the majority of General Assembly resolutions (1,839 yes out of 2,802 votes), but its dissents cluster sharply around disarmament and humanitarian law: it is one of very few states to vote against resolutions on nuclear disarmament verification (2019, 2024), anti-personnel mines (2023, 2024), and marine biodiversity conservation (2025), each opposed by fewer than 1% of voting states. This pattern reflects a strategic stance of opposing consensus on constraints that could limit Russian military flexibility, even as its speech rhetoric invokes multilateral principles and international law.
Notable dissents from consensus
Nuclear disarmament verification : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2019-12-12 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2024-12-02 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2023-12-04 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2025-12-09 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Group of Scientific and Technical Experts on Nuclear Disarmament Verification : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2024-12-24 · voted N · 99% voted yes
Human development
Full HDI record →Human Development Index: 0.832 (Very High), ranked #64 globally in 2023.
Combines life expectancy, education, and income into one comparable score, 0 to 1. Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2025 — deterministic figures, not AI-generated.
1990–2023