4 May – Belarus holds large-scale military drills in order to "evaluate the readiness and ability of troops to react rapidly to a possible crisis."[12][13]
6 May – Sofia Sapega, the girlfriend of Belarusian activist Roman Protasevich, with whom she was detained when their flight was diverted by the Belarusian Air Force last year, is sentenced to six years in prison for "inciting social hatred". The exiled Belarusian opposition condemns the verdict.[14]
June
1 June – Taiwan imposes an export ban of all modern computer chips to Russia and Belarus, as well as any technology and equipment used to manufacture them.[15]
^"Belarus Launches 'Surprise' Military Maneuvers". The Moscow Times. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022. "The aim is to evaluate the readiness and ability of troops to react rapidly to a possible crisis," it continued, describing the maneuvers as a "surprise" exercise.