Norway on Thursdayannounced that it would restrict entry to Russian tourists, shutting their last direct access to Europe’s border-free Schengen area. “Russian citizens whose purpose is tourism and other non-essential travel will be rejected upon entry across the external border,” the Norwegian government said in a statement, adding that the new restrictions will take effect on May 29. Norway, a NATO member that shares a 198-kilometer border with Russia in the Arctic, stopped issuing most tourist visas to Russians in the spring of 2022 following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The gov…