A feeling of relief – that's what many residents of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, population approximately 20,000, felt on Monday, January 20, when American President Donald Trump completed his inaugural speech without talking about their country. "We're very happy he didn't mention Greenland," said Jorgen Waever Johansen, co-founder of Greenland Water Bank, a company that markets water produced by the glacier on Disko Island, off the Arctic island's west coast.

The entrepreneur, in his 40s, is no more worried than he was about Trump's previous statements concerning his intention to take control of the autonomous territory that is part of Denmark. "Let's be serious, everyone knows that in 2025 it's impossible to buy a country," he explained. "What's more, we're in NATO, we're very close allies of the United States. I want to believe that this is a political posture and that there won't be a problem."

On the other hand, many Greenlanders were moved by the statements made by the US president, especially his refusal to deny that he would one day use force to place the territory attached under US control. "It was very aggressive, it made us nervous. At home, my children started having nightmares," said Akka (who did not wish to give her name), a tourism employee.

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