Russia’s military says its withdrawal from Georgia has begun, but there has been no indication that such a pull back is happening.
“We’re talking about pulling our troops away to the borders of South Ossetia. They will not be on Georgia territory,” said Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn, the Russian armed forces’ deputy chief of staff, Monday.
White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said Russia needs to start pulling back “without delay,” saying the “Russians have committed to withdrawing, and they need to withdraw. And so that is what we are looking for.”
A Georgian Interior Ministry official said there have been “no signs” of a Russian troop withdrawal despite Russia’s pledge to start moving back on Monday. 
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News footage showed Russian tanks pushing away Georgian police cars about 20 miles (32 km) south of the capital, Tbilisi.
Witnesses said Georgian police cars had been blocking the road and the police told Russian tank commanders that were carrying out orders. The tanks proceeded to plow ahead, damaging the police cars in the process.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry said that a Russian armored column had been seen moving a bit deeper into Georgian territory, traveling south from Kashuri to Borjomi. Kashuri is about 10 miles (16 km) south of South Ossetia. Another column was moving north from the Kashuri area to Sachkhere.
Nogovitsyn told reporters Russian troops were leaving Gori on Monday, the Interfax news agency said.