Putin welcomes North Korea's Kim to space rocket launch site 2023

'Glad to see you'- Putin welcomes North Korea's Kim to space rocket launch site - ANC

By 2006, more than 10,000 North Koreans entered Russia on work visas annually, largely headed for the Russian Far East. They are closely monitored by North Korean security forces to prevent defections; many report being paid in scrip rather than legal currency.