Russia warned Armenia of potential new trade restrictions on Monday, hours after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory in parliamentary elections that reinforced the country’s pro-Western trajectory.According to Russian media reports, the Federal Agency for Fishery (Rosrybolovstvo) head Ilya Shestakov said Moscow could impose additional restrictions on Armenian fish imports if authorities identify risks to Russia’s veterinary safety standards.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.“Further steps will certainly follow” if such risks are detected, Shestakov said during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.The warning came after preliminary election results showed Pashinyan’s ruling Civil Contract party winning 49.8% of the vote, securing a legislative plurality and the right to form a new government.Pashinyan described the result as a “historic victory” and pledged to continue Armenia’s rapprochement with Western partners while maintaining relations with Russia.Trade tensions grow as Armenia looks westRussia has already imposed a range of restrictions on Armenian products, including mineral water, alcohol, flowers, fruit and vegetables. Earlier this year, Moscow allowed imports from only two Armenian fish producers under enhanced laboratory monitoring requirements.Shestakov said additional restrictions would not affect the Russian market, arguing domestic trout production and imports from other countries, including Turkey, would compensate for any reduction in Armenian supplies.