Good morning. We've got new developments this morning in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Kremlin hits back at the U.S. Intel that shows Vladimir Putin is being misled by his advisors about the war.

And new reporting that there is no Russian commander on the ground in Ukraine. We'll dig into that.

All of this, as Russia keeps up its relentless assault in just a few minutes, we'll have a live report from Ukraine. We'll dig into that. All of this, as Russia keeps up its relentless assault, in just a few

minutes, we'll have a live report from Ukraine. Here in the United States, President Biden,

tapping the nation's strategic oil reserves in an effort to bring down gas prices. And a number

of other stories we're following this morning. Former President Trump's son-in-law appearing

before the January 6th committee.

The House passes a bill that would cap the cost of insulin. And we're hearing now from the

producer of the Academy Awards and how police were there in the building and ready to arrest

Will Smith on the spot after he slapped Chris Rock. A lot to get to on a Friday morning. It is April 1st. Happy April, everybody. Joe and Mika have the morning off with me for the morning. I've got MSNBC contributor Mike Barnacle, the host of way too early in White House Bureau Chief at Politico, Jonathan Lemire, and former aide to the George W. Bush White House and State Departments, Elise Jordan.

Good morning to you all. Let's get right into it. The Russian government is denying claims by

U.S. intelligence that Vladimir Putin is being misled about the Russian military failures in Ukraine.

A spokesman for the Kremlin said at a press conference yesterday, quote,

neither the State Department nor the Pentagon have real information about what is happening in the Kremlin. He also warned, quote, neither the State Department nor the Pentagon have real information

about what is happening in the Kremlin. He also warned, quote, such a complete misunderstanding

leads to erroneous and rash decisions that cause very bad consequences. Meanwhile, one U.S.

official telling NBC News, the United States government has intelligence indicating

some senior Russian officials likely disagreed with Putin's decision to invade Ukraine.

We know that's true.

The officials said, quote, their disillusionment is probably amplified by the Russian

military's underperformance, which includes many friendly fire casualties, including

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