Russian military leaders have rejected Western criticism of their withdrawal from Georgia, saying it is in line with a French-brokered ceasefire deal.
The US, France and UK say Russia has failed to meet terms of the deal by creating buffer zones and checkpoints.
Russia's Gen Anatoly Nogovitsyn said the situation in Georgia was fluid, adding that combat troops had left and only peacekeepers remained.
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Georgian forces are reported to have taken control of the main east-west highway and residents are said to be returning to their homes in the strategic town of Gori after the Russian withdrawal.
Gen Nogovitsyn, who said Russia was not the Soviet Union or the Evil Empire, accused Georgia of preparing acts of sabotage in South Ossetia and preparing troops for "further actions".
He also warned that should the US start rearming the Georgian army, Russia might enlarge its peacekeeping force. See a map of the region
Moscow intends to maintain what it describes as a peacekeeping presence of 2,600 troops in "buffer zones" around the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
The Georgian government, whose show of force against separatists in South Ossetia prompted Russian intervention, has denounced the move as unacceptable.
Under the terms of the six-point peace plan brokered by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russia must not jeopardise freedom of movement in Georgia, says the BBC's Humphrey Hawksley in Moscow.
Gen Nogovitsyn said the Russian force was in full compliance with the principles signed by the French and Russian presidents.
"The first of them is not using force," he said. "The second one is the end of all military actions. The Commander in Chief of the Russian Federation has taken a decision to that effect and all military activities have been stopped. Only peacekeeping actions are still being executed by a special contingent."
Russia says the roads are clear but Georgia claims the checkpoints and buffer zones are creating a stranglehold on the country.
France brokered the ceasefire to end fighting over Georgia's pro-Russian breakaway province of South Ossetia which started on 7 August.
The deal's terms are vague about the extent of any buffer zones, analysts say.
A spokesman for the French foreign ministry, Eric Chevalier, said a United Nations Security Council resolution was needed to clarify exactly what the ceasefire agreement covers.
The zones include sections of the main highway from the capital Tbilisi to the Black Sea as well as Georgia's main airbase at Senaki.
The UN Security Council split this week over a resolution, with rival drafts submitted by Moscow, and the US and its allies.
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