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Help understanding tracert on public network / peering

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Help understanding tracert on public network / peering

So I am trying to deliver live streams from point A(Ukraine via TopNet) to point B(New York via XO Comminications)

Here is tracert from Point A service router to Point B end

1 65.106.2.1.ptr.us.xo.net (65.106.2.1) 4 msec 0 msec 4 msec
2 65.106.3.97.ptr.us.xo.net (65.106.3.97) 0 msec 0 msec 4 msec
3 vb1010.rar3.nyc-ny.us.xo.net (216.156.0.17) [MPLS: Label 17703 Exp 0] 40 msec 36 msec 44 msec
4 207.88.14.202.ptr.us.xo.net (207.88.14.202) 36 msec 36 msec 36 msec
5 206.111.2.138.ptr.us.xo.net (206.111.2.138) 36 msec 36 msec 36 msec
6 jsc-topnet.tengigabitethernet7-1.ar1.fra4.gblx.net (159.63.48.54) 120 msec 120 msec 120 msec

7 v95.BR01.KBP.L9.top.net.ua (88.81.245.81) [MPLS: Label 7156 Exp 0] 148 msec 148 msec 148 msec

This is perfect, looks like TopNet is peering with XO in Frankfurt and exactly what I need: few hops for latency sensitive data. If needed can arrange dedicated transport but not there yet.

Now the other way around, from Ukraine to NY3 - 88.81.236.9 jamzo-net-gw.lsr03-kiev.vlan2096.top.net.ua

4 - 77.88.212.33
5 - 88.81.245.102 v92.BR01.FRA.ANC.top.net.ua
6 - 62.67.36.145 xe-11-1-3.edge6.Frankfurt1.Level3.net
7 - 4.69.154.126 vlan70.csw2.Frankfurt1.Level3.net
8 - 4.69.163.5 ae-73-73.ebr3.Frankfurt1.Level3.net
9 - 4.69.143.165 ae-45-45.ebr1.Dusseldorf1.Level3.net
10 - 4.69.143.190 ae-23-23.ebr2.Dusseldorf1.Level3.net
11 - 4.69.143.201 ae-46-46.ebr1.Amsterdam1.Level3.net
12 - 4.69.153.194 ae-58-113.csw1.Amsterdam1.Level3.net
13 - 4.69.139.137 ae-1-51.edge3.Amsterdam1.Level3.net
14 - 4.68.70.138 XO-level3-1x10G.Amsterdam.Level3.net
15 - 207.88.15.70 ae1d0.cir1.london2-eng.uk.xo.net
16 - 207.88.13.202 vb1042.rar3.nyc-ny.us.xo.net
17 - 207.88.13.57 207.88.13.57.ptr.us.xo.net
18 - 209.220.18.1

Can someone explain why the other route is completely off? What sort of arrangements and with whom do I need to make in order just to do in order to keep it plain and simple: TOPNET > XO
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