European observers said on Monday that Russia's presidential elections reflected the will of voters, but questioned the fairness of the polls.

The Organisation for Corporation and Security in Europe, OSCE, says it has cancelled its observer mission to Russia's March presidential elections because of restrictions imposed by Moscow.

There has been a landslide victory for President Vladimir Putin's party in Russia's national elections. With 19 per cent of the ballots counted, United Russia has almost 64 per cent of the vote, trailed by the Communists with 11.5 per cent.

Duma going into the elections is Putin's United Russia party, will be in its edge to gain as the government media supports Putin's outfit.

Russia's presidential election campaign has kicked off on the eve of parliamentary polls, as aides to Garry Kasparov say the chess legend turned Kremlin critic is being held incommunicado since his jailing last Saturday.

President Vladimir Putin has warned the world to steer clear of Russian politics, four days from parliamentary elections that his party is set to win.

Reports that Vladimir Putin has prepared a statement to be broadcast to the nation on November 29 has fueled speculation that the message might contain the answer to the "2008 question" -- and whether that could mean the president's resignation.

Voters in Russia go to the polls Sunday in a parliamentary election that follows a campaign whose fairness is being called into question.

The chairman-in-office of the OSCE said on Friday an agreement must be reached between Russian authorities and the election watchdog over the monitoring of Russia's December 2 parliamentary elections.

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said on Friday it would not be monitoring parliamentary polls in Russia on December 2 due to "delays and restrictions" imposed by Moscow.