Original sentence: Accordingly, the Republic of Hungary banned the symbols' public usage.In countries that were formerly within the Soviet Union's sphere of influence, the Red Star and the Hammer and Sickle are regarded by some citizens as occupation symbols
Edited sentence: Accordingly, the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Latvia have banned the symbols' public usage.In a few territories occupied by the Soviet Union, the Red Star and the Hammer and Sickle are considered by some as occupation symbols, comparable to the Nazi swastika or the SS insignia, although this implication is rather inflammatory and ignores the profound differences between Fascist and Communist history and ideology