Poland called its ambassador to Minsk back to Warsaw on Tuesday for consultations on a property dispute between the Belarusian government and a Polish minority group in the former Soviet state.

Russia should not congratulate Viktor Yanukovych until he officially becomes Ukraine's president to avoid repeating its mistake of 2004, the speaker of the lower house of parliament warned on Tuesday.

With 99.91% of the vote counted, opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych has a 3.47% lead over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Ukraine's presidential polls runoff, the country's election authority said on Tuesday.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will announce on Thursday the establishment of a joint venture between Russian automaker Sollers and Italy's car giant Fiat, a Russian business daily said on Tuesday.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will not recognize opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych as president and has hinted that a third round of election could be held, a Ukrainian online edition said on Tuesday.