North Korea is arguably the most secretive nation in the world
It shares long borders with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photo-tour-of-dandong-closest-chinese-city-to-north-korea-2018-4" data-track-click="{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}" rel="" target="_self">China to its north</a>
frontier is an 11-mile stretch of land it shares with Russia
the Russian one has allowed access to Google's camera cars
which can come pretty close to the Korea Russia Friendship Bridge ("Druzhny Bridge" in Russia)
Kim Jong Un, North Korea's leader, likely crossed this bridge <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kim-jong-un-putin-meeting-armored-train-ride-2019-4" data-track-click="{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}" rel="" target="_self">during his train journey to eastern Russia this week</a>
where he will meet President Vladimir Putin for the first time
Peek into North Korea from Linenaya Ulitsa
There's Google Maps imagery up to the tip of Linenaya Ulitsa
Most North Korean refugees try to escape into China via this shallow and narrow body of water, <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8e0ba354-5229-11e7-bfb8-997009366969" rel=" nofollow" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">according to the Financial Times</a>
In the distance of this photo is also tall tower with a multi-tiered roof with upturned eaves — an architecture style common in ancient China
All of this might look slightly different now
however — footage that emerged in April 2017 showed Russia sending tanks
and at least three trainloads of military equipment to this region
Source: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4428384/Putin-sends-troops-Russia-s-border-North-Korea.html" rel=" nofollow" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">Daily Mail</a>
He said they were worried about their fate upon arriving at North Korea
Source: <a href="https://vienna-pyongyang.blogspot.co.uk/" rel=" nofollow" target="_blank" data-track-click="{&quot;click_type&quot;:&quot;other&quot;,&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;outbound_click&quot;}">Vienna - Pyongyang blog</a>
<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kim-jong-un-putin-meeting-armored-train-ride-2019-4" rel="" target="_self" data-track-click="{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}">Kim told Russian government officials</a>
according to The Associated Press: "I have heard a lot about your country and have long dreamt of visiting it."
"It's been seven years since I took the helm
and I've only just managed to visit," he added
Read more:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-kim-jong-uns-personal-train-luxurious-and-bulletproof-2018-3" rel="" target="_self" data-track-click="{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}">&nbsp;Inside Kim Jong Un's personal train — which is bulletproof, has all-white conference rooms, and its own red carpet ramp</a>