towards campaigning come summer, early fall, not tied up with this committee. the clock is ticking. hugo one of the essential reporters on the january 6th investigation. be sure to keep an eye on this stuff. follow him on twitter. thanks to all of you for getting up "way too early" with us on this thursday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. good morning, and welcome to "morning joe" on this thursday, march 31st. we've got a lot to get to this morning including the ignorance of vladimir putin. that's how u.s. officials are describing the russian leader as his advisors shield him from how badly the invasion is going. and despite vowing to scale back its offensive, russia is stepping up attacks near kyiv and other areas of the country. we're also following two big headlines out of the