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= Solution

The <optional sampling theorem for a supermartingale> at a bounded stopping time gives
$$
\mathbb E[V_\tau]\leq\mathbb E[V_0]=V_0,
$$
where $V_0$ is constant because $\mathcal F_0$ is trivial. Since $Z_\tau\leq V_\tau$ almost surely,
$$
\boxed{\mathbb E[Z_\tau]\leq V_0.}
$$

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